# Hong Kong Waste Scavengers Face Economic Challenges

Kuang Su-ling, a waste paper scavenger in Hong Kong, faces financial hardship as prices drop. She lost her job due to diabetic eye disease and now collects cardboard and paper for survival. The new policy may impact her livelihood.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3372130/how-will-hong-kongs-cardboard-scavengers-survive-prices-drop-after-new-policy

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Created: 2026-10-26T11:49:01.434417+00:00

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Original source: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3372130/how-will-hong-kongs-cardboard-scavengers-survive-prices-drop-after-new-policy