GARBAGE LITERACY

Last month Li Zongwei, a garbage collector for the Haidian Environmental Sanitation Service Center in Beijing, had a new job added to his task of driving his truck to designated areas in the capital to collect kitchen waste. He became a photographer and his subject: garbage.

Early every morning, he would go on his round, open the green bins meant for kitchen waste, and quickly scan the contents to see if they fit the criteria. If they did, he would take a photo of them before hauling them onto his truck. If they did not, he