Samstag, 5. Dezember 2009

Arriving at Marakkesh waste disposal site


3. 12. at 1 p.m. passing Marakesh. After the city suddenly bad smells and smoke – finally a proper waste disposal site!

We stopped. The site is run by an Italian company, which collects the garbage from Marakesh in modern garbage trucks. Some private enterpreneurs are allowed to work there for their own business: they collect copper and aluminium which they can sell for small money. They earn about Eur 2,-/day. Everybody has their own „claim“ to work, some are more respected, some are more aggressive, but there is no official hierarchy. They name themselves after movie heroes. There was Bruce Lee and Jean Claude van Damme.

An old man lives in the middle of the waste with his sheep, and it was not advised to come close to his place.

The density of waste causes heat, the ground is smoking, sometimes flames come up, fires are burning here and there. The deposit seems to be an endless hell of smoke.

The private enterpreneurs welcomed us friendly, and I got some nice dividends for our lucky shareholders as a gift.

In the evening back to Tiznit, tired, smelly, but happy about our find. Hot shower.

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