Close to the landfill which, from a distance, I’d mistaken for a mountain, the workers sorted, ground, cleaned, cut & recycled.  Hour after hour.  It was so very hot inside the sheds and lean-tos which were strung out along the long, dry, dusty road, between the motorway and the landfill, like beads on a necklace.  Reality blurred, and the air burned.  People produce 1.3 billion tons of rubbish each year, but only 9% of plastic rubbish is recycled, and the need to recycle will only become greater.  The human cost of this, particularly in the developing world, is very high.  People work very long hours in dangerous and often poisonous conditions.  It is crucial that we remember their humanity and dignity, and act accordingly.