I don't know how to thanks you for this post. It reminds me of home so much.
Another thing I would like to add here is that India's recycled goods industry received very little support from the govt. but functions like a well oiled machine. It is the poor who use the waste to support the recycled industry and in the process at least are able to earn a few measly pennies.
Hawkers like these take you old utensils and a few rupees to give you a new one. They then use the old ones as raw material to make more new ones. Recycling process at it's best :-)