Collectors treasure trash for cash

A few years ago, collecting garbage was a bleak business for everyone involved. However, since trash sorting became an important practice in many parts of China, it is a promising sector.

Li Wanhai is a garbage collector for AiFenLei, a WeChat miniprogram engaged in online garbage collecting, sorting and recycling services.

Every day, the 57-year-old and three colleagues can receive around 40 online orders and collect 600 kilograms to 1 metric ton of waste from five large residential communities in Beijing's Changping district.