Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Russian women working on production line in Cristall Vodka Distillery in Moscow, Russia, 2003.

Jean E. Roche / Rubbish passes along a conveyor belt to be sorted for recycling by hand, Arles, Provence, France

Juergen Freund / Pyramids of salt at the Leslie Salt Company's operations. Over 2 million tonnes of solar produced salt are exported out of the area each year. Port Hedland, West Australia