Photos Nairobi's biggest dumpsite: A ticking time bomb Monday, October 12, 2020 The Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi is the country's main dumping ground. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 1/10 View caption Every day, the Dandora dumpsite receives more than 2,000 metric tonnes of waste from the capital city’s over four million residents. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 2/10 View caption The 12-hectare land, located in the east of Nairobi, hosts an informal recycling economy which feeds nearly 3,000 families in surrounding slums. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 3/10 View caption Known as “boma” by residents, the dumpsite has become home to an estimated 3,000 people in the area. Boma means homestead in Kiswahili. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 4/10 View caption Apart from the toxic fumes scavengers are exposed to, rape cases and drug trafficking have been reported. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 5/10 View caption Heaps of garbage go as far as the eye can see in this part of Nairobi. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 6/10 View caption A scavenger carries recyclable waste at Dandora dumpsite on September 28, 2020. Photo: 7/10 View caption The dumpsite has become home to an estimated 3,000 people in the area. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 8/10 View caption Health experts in the area say the upper respiratory tract infections they have been treating for years are consistent with exposure to toxic fumes. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 9/10 View caption The UN has previously warned that local schoolchildren had respiratory problems because of the dumpsite. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 10/10 View caption Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Join the discussion Login with your Nation account Commenting as user.name Please add your name to your Nation profile to comment
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