China, Greece, Germany, India, Chile. It’s been some time since pollution became a pressing global issue and yet, many people remain unaware to it.

To reach these people, Gigapica Geenstijl, a Dutch blog, has published a series of shocking images of environmental pollution.

In many of them, children and adults are immersed in the garbage, looking for a way to win their livelihood. Just to imagine the number of diseases to which they are exposed makes my spine chills!

These images are strong and alert us about our urgent need to be conscious while consuming and disposing goods, to recycle, and to preserve the planet.

After all, these photos make it very clear that it’s not only the environment that suffers with pollution. Humankind is a target of its own destruction.