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Every morning, Sarah Adero, a mother of two, leads a group of women to raid dustbins in salons that dot Kisumu city to collect waste synthetic human hair.
The trip starts with visiting various dumpsites where they scavenge for wigs and braids discarded by women.
For women keen on enhancing their looks with the latest brands of wigs and braids, synthetic human hair waste is worthless. For Adero and her crew, however, the waste is changing their fortunes.
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