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March 12, 2006
Waste Not, Want Not
Probably the largest recycling operation going on in the world is in Bangledesh. All along the coast of Chittagong rests old supertankers that provide the country 80% of its steel. The beach has been a international haven for companies to abandon their ships. As a result, a huge chunk of the country's economy and the population's employment revolve around the dismantling, salvaging, melting, and recycling of the massive supertankers into other materials.
It's hard to describe without seeing so here are some beautiful pictures taken by Brendan Corr from his photo essay titled, "End of The Line".
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