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Page last updated at 05:58 GMT, Friday, 14 August 2009 06:58 UK

Cambodia's rubbish dump scavengers

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Phnom Penh's main rubbish dump has just closed, and there are fears for the scavengers who make a living from it.

Freelance rubbish pickers make money for their families by collecting recyclable and reusable material, like plastic and metal, from the dump.

Guy De Launey reports from Phnom Penh.

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