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The Waste Commons

2025Directed by Rosalind Fredericks, Sarita West

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Released: March 21, 2025
Runtime: 1h 1m

About The Waste Commons

Documentary

Synopsis

The Waste Commons reveals the intricate lifeworlds and recycling networks built by waste pickers since 1968 at Dakar’s dump, Mbeubeuss. Adja and Zidane, two waste pickers who are emerging as leaders contesting the erasure of their community, guide us through the dump’s material, social, and spiritual worlds.

Directors: Rosalind Fredericks
Sarita West
Original title: De l’ordure à l'or dur

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