Project 52

What is Garbage? Or What Is Waste?

Waste (also known as rubbish, trash, refuse, garbage, or junk) is unwanted or unusable materials. Litter is waste which has been disposed of improperly, particularly waste which has been carelessly disposed of in plain sight, as opposed to waste which has been dumped to avoid paying for waste disposal fees.

This year’s Clean Up the World campaign will be held in October here in Dubai UAE, and it will be the 17th year UAE volunteers have taken part in the country’s largest clean-up drive.  And to come up to my idea to visit  one of the dump site here  and to get some photos I can submit in the Photo Competition.

So here it is…

I live in the UAE for almost 9 years and doing a photography for more than 6 years. From the very beginning I’m into photography I wanted to take a pictures  from any of the garbage dumping site here, but for the fast 6 years I have no guts to do it maybe because of restriction. But yesterday I follow myself and goes up to one of the biggest garbage dumping site to take some snap,  the smell was not good (of course) but because I wanted to get at least one picture I just cover my face with my towel. There was a one guy up there (it’s better not to mention his nationality) who saw me that I’m taking a picture, he wave his hand saying come here it is better in here. Come to his place then he accompanied me to come near to the place where all the dumping of garbage was happening. While we are approaching the place we heard a whistle… I ignore that then continued walking then another whistle then more whistle… then the guy told me not allowed… So to make it shot I didn’t get the picture I always wanted… But I’m still happy because I’ve got some photo while I am walking with that guy.