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Zimbabwean woman makes trendy bags from recycled materials

Providence Zhou (right), a Zimbabwean craftswoman shows customers bags made from recycled materials in Harare. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

While the mere mention of the term dumpsite might bring about negative thoughts to most people, for industrious Zimbabwean women, recycling disposed plastics has become a sustainable source of income.

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