The job of hunting scrap metal is grueling and hazardous. Hunters rise before dawn, walking kilometers to scavenge from landfills, industrial zones, homes, and roadside dumps.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — “Any gold in there today?” Ezekiel Mabhiza called to a man hunched over a mound of trash, hoe in hand, rummaging through one of the many ...

Artist David Olsen creates art the viewer may touch. His chosen materials have been handled plenty — bottle caps, lids, ...

Africa Zimbabwe’s scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — “Any gold in there today?” ...

Globally, this kind of scrap metal is vital to the steel industry, accounting for roughly a third of metallic raw materials used in steel production, according to the OECD. With growing concerns over ...

Collecting scrap metal is a way for some of Zimbabwe's poorest people to make a living. But the job is also an environmental bonus, removing waste that would otherwise pollute the landscape.

A man rearranges scrap metal at a collection site in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli) “Any gold in there today?” ...

Making steel relies heavily on burning highly polluting coal, and the industry accounts for nearly 8% of the carbon dioxide emissions that come from the energy sector and contribute to Earth’s warming ...

A $95,000 Llew Summers sculpture stolen from outside the Mt Pleasant Community Centre may have been cut up and sold for scrap. Parts of what is thought could be the 2.2 tonne and 2.2m long bronze ...