Africa's biggest cities are grappling with mounting waste and shrinking space非洲最大的几个城市正面临着日益严重的垃圾问题和空间日益萎缩的困境。
Johannesburg's mounting waste problem reflects a broader challenge across Africa.
Workers sort recyclable items in a pile of garbage at the Whole Earth Recycling in Johannesburg, South Africa. — Photos: AP/Themba Hadebe
Two men sit on top of a hill at the end of a narrow road in Johannesburg ’s industrial suburb of Kya Sands. But the hill is no natural feature - it is a mountain of illegally dumped trash, piled so high it now swallows the road beyond.
"When I started as a ward councilor in 2021, this mountain was very small. I could even drive my vehicle down this road,” municipal councilor Devon Steenkamp told The Associated Press. "It’s now quite a high, big mountain; there are always constant fumes.”
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在南非约翰内斯堡的“地球整体回收公司”（Whole Earth Recycling），工人们正在垃圾堆中分拣可回收物品。——图片：美联社/滕巴·哈德贝
在约翰内斯堡工业郊区基亚桑兹一条狭窄道路的尽头，两名男子坐在一座小山上。但这座小山并非天然形成，而是一座由非法倾倒的垃圾堆积而成的山丘，高耸入云，如今已将道路完全吞没。
“2021年我刚开始担任区议员时，这座山还很小。我甚至可以开车沿着这条路下去，”市议员德文·斯滕坎普告诉美联社。“现在它已经变成了一座很高很大的山；而且总是弥漫着废气。”
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