Mixed with regular waste
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Sorted by hand
Waste workers pick through it bare-handed, exposed to infections from blood and body fluids.
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Dumped or burnt in the open
Plastic-lined pads and diapers take hundreds of years to break down, and burning them gives off toxic smoke.
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Leaks into soil and water
It spoils recyclables and pollutes the soil and groundwater around dumpsites.



















