MaximsNewsNetwork: 09 September 2009 - MINUSTAH: Only seven percent of the garbage in Haiti's capital Port au Prince is collected by the public service. Small-time garbage collectors sift through the rest and eke out a living by delivering their finds to companies like Tropical Recycling, which sells plastic waste to the United States and China for recycling. Many corners of Port au Prince are covered with mountains of garbage containing all kinds of waste. This image is part of Haitis capital. And in some parts of Port-au-Prince such as Cite Soleil, the population is living in the garbage itself. Only seven percent of the garbage is collected by the public service called, Service Metropolitaine de Collecte des Residus Solide. A large majority stays in the streets. According to the ministry of environment, Port au Prince produces 5000 tons of solid waste each day. Sixty percent is coming from private households, fifteen percent of the urban markets and twenty-five percent from industrial and commercial productions. At a company called Tropical Recycling, people can bring all kinds of plastic refuse; it is one of the two main companies that take garbage disposal in Haiti. Currently they pay one Gourd (U$ 0025) per pound to their clients. These prices vary since they depend strongly on the petrol market. SOUNDBITE (Creole) Christine Joseph, Garbage Collector: There is this factory here to where we bring our garbage Question: Do you have people who help you to collect the ...