Rubbish pays

Lucrative scrap trade

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How the waste adds up

Dh1 per kg of iron

Dh1.50 for plastic

Dh3 for aluminum drink cans

Dh500 for tonne of cardboard

300: The average monthly haul of cardboard (in tonnes) seized by anti-scavenging teams in Sharjah last year.

1,000: The minimum fine (in dirhams) for scavenging from municipality bins and landfills in Dubai

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