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These people made a fortune from trash

Entrepreneurs who turned garbage into gold
Jacqueline O'Donovan, estimated net worth: several millions of dollars
Jacqueline O'Donovan, estimated net worth: several millions of dollars
Maria Rios, estimated net worth: $18 million (£14m)
Maria Rios, estimated net worth: $18 million (£14m)
Scott Wagner, estimated net worth: $20 million (£15.5m)
Scott Wagner, estimated net worth: $20 million (£15.5m)
Percy Ross, estimated net worth: $30 million (£23.3m)
Percy Ross, estimated net worth: $30 million (£23.3m)
Herbert Black, estimated net worth: several hundreds of millions of dollars
Herbert Black, estimated net worth: several hundreds of millions of dollars
Sidney Torres IV, estimated net worth: $300 million (£233m
Sidney Torres IV, estimated net worth: $300 million (£233m
Chen Guangbiao, estimated net worth: $800 million (£621m)
Chen Guangbiao, estimated net worth: $800 million (£621m)
Jack Walker, estimated net worth: $927 million (£720m)
Jack Walker, estimated net worth: $927 million (£720m)
Anatoly Sedykh, estimated net worth: $1 billion+ (£776m)
Anatoly Sedykh, estimated net worth: $1 billion+ (£776m)
Patrick Dovigi, estimated net worth: $1.08 billion (£847m)
Patrick Dovigi, estimated net worth: $1.08 billion (£847m)
Zhang Yin, estimated net worth: $1.89 billion (£1.5bn)
Zhang Yin, estimated net worth: $1.89 billion (£1.5bn)
Wayne Huizenga, estimated net worth: $2.6 billion (£2bn)
Wayne Huizenga, estimated net worth: $2.6 billion (£2bn)
Igor Altushkin, estimated net worth: $3.2 billion (£2.5bn)
Igor Altushkin, estimated net worth: $3.2 billion (£2.5bn)
Anil Agarwal, estimated net worth: $3.5 billion (£2.7bn)
Anil Agarwal, estimated net worth: $3.5 billion (£2.7bn)
Anthony Pratt, estimated net worth: $5.2 billion (£4.08bn)
Anthony Pratt, estimated net worth: $5.2 billion (£4.08bn)
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Entrepreneurs who turned garbage into gold

Think the garbage you throw out is worthless? From waste disposal tycoons to scrap metal multimillionaires and recycling billionaires, an eye-opening number of people have become fabulously rich dealing with our refuse, proving that one person's trash is most certainly another person's treasure. Here are 15 of the most impressive success stories.
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Daniel Coughlin

13 August 2018

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