The Refuse Bin on Thanksgiving

Trash in the affluent world is looked on with disgust; it is vulgar and repulsive. It is something to be avoided at all costs, so while in Central Asia I found myself wondering why the trash wasn’t taken away from littering the streets and ditches throughout the city. Besides the obvious problem of funding such an endeavor, it suddenly dawned on me that the real issue is much greater. The refuse bins, in fact, are places of opportunity. To remove this would be to deny one last hope of sustenance. Thanksgiving looks so much different this year...