“Canners” sort cans and bottles at non-profit recycling center 'Sure We Can' in Brooklyn on October 27, 2021. New York has an estimated 10,000 “canners”, mostly older migrants from Latin America and China who scrape a living sorting and recycling plastics and aluminum. The canners are a key part of the recycling effort but they are unofficial workers, lacking the benefits and health insurance that would come with a recognized job. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)
