發泡膠盒回收

STYROFOAM BOX COLLECTOR

Tsan (珍 - “cherish”) 

Tsing Yi (青衣)

11:00-16:00

“I collect and sort all the used styrofoam boxes and stack them up neatly so that they are ready for the recycling trucks. I’m always stationed here right next to the wet market, and I get all these used boxes from the market vendors. Every day, I walk for 40 minutes to get to work. Even though I’ve only done this job for about two years, I’ve already made some good friends at the market; it’s a lovely atmosphere here and it’s always nice to have others to chit chat with while working. My first job as a teenager was very different. I was a tailor for many years and really enjoyed making beautiful clothing. I would of course also make dresses for myself and for my family. As the years went by, fashion stores popped up everywhere in the city and that meant less and less business for me. Now I work 7 days a week but I don’t mind - at least styrofoam is light and easy to handle!”

「我會執好呢啲用過嘅發泡膠盒，分類疊整齊，等回收車嚟收。我成日都喺街市呢度附近，呢啲盒全部都係街市啲人俾我嘅。我每日會行40分鐘嚟呢度開工。雖然我只係做咗兩年左右，我已經喺街市呢度識咗唔少朋友喇，呢度好熱鬧，幾開心㗎，一路開工一路同啲人傾吓偈。我後生嗰陣做嘅第一份工係好唔同。我做咗好多年裁縫，真係好鍾意整靚衫。當然我都會造吓裙俾自己同埋屋企人啦。之後香港愈開愈多時裝店，就少咗人搵我改衫喇。而家我一星期做足七日，但我冇所謂呀，起碼啲發泡膠好輕同埋容易收吖﹗」

“I have four kids, and two of them are architects. I’m not sure what they think of my work but I would much rather come out and have a daily routine. Isn’t it much better than sitting at home, eating and sleeping all day? I am 76 years old but I want to keep working and I don’t want to be a burden. Sometimes the market vendors finish late, so I also stay a bit later to finish my work. I don’t mind at all as I feel like I am just spending a bit more time with my friends. After work, I take my 40 minute stroll back home. Sometimes I will also go to YumCha and browse in the shops with my daughter. My day to day life is simple and I also like to eat simply; noodles or congee is good enough for me.” 

“I got divorced when I was 40 years old, and raised all four of my kids on my own. Back then, I had to hold down several jobs at the same time in order to make enough money to feed my kids. I also worked as a domestic worker for many years. Those days were definitely challenging; I don’t even know where to begin to articulate how I felt. It’s all in the past now and it’s always important to look ahead. It may seem odd in some people’s eyes, but this job gives me something to look forward to every day and brings me happiness. As long as you don’t harm anybody, everyone should be able to do whatever they want in order to be happy!” 

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