Hundreds of people have typically collected waste for a living on the site in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, but it has always been a dangerous occupation due to the threat of trash piles collapsing and the intense heat given off by decomposing rubbish.
Now, UN-Habitat has been working with the city government and Japanese experts, to manage the site in a more secure and sustainable way.
Read more here about how the Fukuoka Method of waste management from Japan has enabled local people to carry on collecting and selling trash.
