The waste warriors
Vietnam’s informal waste collectors often get little respect from many people, but they play a crucial role in helping keep...
Vũ Hồng Trang is a social entrepreneur from Vietnam and a gender advisor at Equal Asia Foundation. This story was supported by a 2022 Asia-Pacific Climate and Environmental Story grant from the Earth Journalism Network.
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