Bashay
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo alone has 20 million people, which means a lot of waste and a lot of plastics in the streets that will eventually end up in the Nile and sea. Sometimes I ask myself, if nobody took care of this plastic, what would happen?
Bashay Shawky is a father and Plastic Bank collector in Cairo, Egypt. In the afternoons, Bashay collects discarded plastic that is bound for the Nile and seas in exchange for bonuses that help provide basic family necessities. Thanks to his work with Plastic Bank, Bashay has been able to support his children's education and help his oldest daughter get married.