Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Waste

Photo: Plastic trash washing up in the surf along the coastline of Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Plastic trash washing up in the surf along the coastline of Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Joel Sartore proudly displays a rake rescued from the curb on garbage night.

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Joel Sartore proudly displays a rake rescued from the curb on garbage night.

Photo: An antique rocking chair, rescued from the curb on garbage night.

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An antique rocking chair, rescued from the curb on garbage night.

Photo: Joel Sartore displays appliances rescued from the curb on garbage night.

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Joel Sartore displays appliances rescued from the curb on garbage night.

Photo: Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they're hauled to the dump.

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Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they’re hauled to the dump.

Photo: Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they're hauled to the dump.

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Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they’re hauled to the dump.

Photo: Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they're hauled to the dump.

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Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they’re hauled to the dump.

Photo: Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they're hauled to the dump.

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Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they’re hauled to the dump.

Photo: Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they're hauled to the dump.

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Joel Sartore patrols the curbs in his neighborhood in hopes of rescuing still useful items before they’re hauled to the dump.

Photo: An antique desk waits for the garbage man in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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An antique desk waits for the garbage man in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: An antique desk waits for the garbage man in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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An antique desk waits for the garbage man in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A lawnmower, rescued from the curb on garbage night in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A lawnmower, rescued from the curb on garbage night in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: Kids' toys set out for the garbage man in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Kids’ toys set out for the garbage man in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Two Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) feed on waste grain in near the Rowe Audubon Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska.

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Two Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) feed on waste grain in near the Rowe Audubon Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska.

Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) feed on waste grain near the Rowe Audubon Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska.

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Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) feed on waste grain near the Rowe Audubon Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska.

Photo: Plastic garbage washed up by the tide in Equatorial Guinea.

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Plastic garbage washed up by the tide in Equatorial Guinea.

Photo: A garbage truck on its route in a Lincoln, Nebraska neighborhood.

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A garbage truck on its route in a Lincoln, Nebraska neighborhood.

Photo: A garbage truck on its route in a Lincoln, Nebraska neighborhood.

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A garbage truck on its route in a Lincoln, Nebraska neighborhood.

Photo: A garbage truck on its route in a Lincoln, Nebraska neighborhood.

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A garbage truck on its route in a Lincoln, Nebraska neighborhood.

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