Ragpickers sort out rubbish dumps to separate and recover useful materials from the solid waste. The waste contains various items like stained small pieces of metals, broken glassware, plastic containers, polythene bags, ash, floppies, and CDs which can be extracted from the dumped refuse.

Yes, the rubbish has significant value. These wastes should be treated as resource and can be utilised for generating energy and compost. The materials recovered from waste have economic worth as they can be recycled or reused. By sorting rubbish, ragpickers help in recovering these valuable resources that would otherwise remain uncollected and cause environmental pollution.