Zuhal Atmar is the first woman in Afghanistan to run a recycling plant, driven by her wish to help the environment and fight climate change.
After decades of conflict across Afghanistan, recycling is not at the top of most people’s agendas.Zuhal Atmar, 35, has set up a recycling plant where she processes 33 tons of garbage a week. She’s the first woman in Afghanistan to have launched such a business, often at a high personal cost.
Running a business as a woman isn’t easy here. In Afghanistan, reputation is a lifeline when it comes to entrepreneurship, and Atmar is fighting for hers. Located between mud brick houses on the far eastern outskirts of the city, her factory — likewise surrounded by brick walls and a heavy gate — goes almost unnoticed from the outside.
Her staffers hand-sort through the piles of paper and cardboard, singling out any remains of plastic or perishables. The machines do the rest.Atmar’s staffers hand-sort the paper, picking out remnants of plastic and other trash, before it’s processed by machines she bought partly with U.S. aid. “There’s a lot of judgment and many people are bothered by me running my own business,” she explained. “It’s jealousy and wrong competition, and I think men here feel threatened. I might face more challenges as a woman, but it just means I have to fight harder. I’m not going to stay behind.”Atmar walks confidently through her recycling plant, her hair covered loosely by a scarf, her arms in motion while shouting instructions to employees over the sound of machines.
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