The environmental impact of South Africa’s ‘Urban Surfers’ recycling

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    They rise before dawn and rummage through bins and household waste for recyclable materials. Then they pile their finds in huge sacks as they ‘surf’ for miles down busy highways to sorting spots to get paid. And as CNN’s David McKenzie reports, their work has an important environmental impact for our climate.They rise before dawn and rummage through bins and household waste for recyclable materials. Then they pile their finds in huge sacks as they ‘surf’ for miles down busy highways to sorting spots to get paid. And as CNN’s David McKenzie reports, their work has an important environmental impact for our climate.