Photos: Palestinians in Gaza make coal by recycling scrap wood
April 1, 2013
Palestinian workers collect wood to be burned and turned into coal at one of the few local charcoal manufacturing shops east of Gaza City on Feb. 25, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old, including turning scrap wood into charcoal being used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
A Palestinian worker places embers on wood to be burned and turned into coal at one of the few local charcoal manufacturing shops east of Gaza City on Feb. 25, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old, including turning scrap wood into charcoal being used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses.(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
Palestinian worker Hamuda Mahdi, who oversees production of coal at night, poses for a photograph at one of the few local charcoal manufacturing shops, east of Gaza City on March 27, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old including turning scrap wood into charcoal to be used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( APTOPIX Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
A Palestinian worker covers the holes of smokes coming from a pile of smoldering wood during the process of turning wood into coal at one of the few local charcoal manufacturing shops, east of Gaza City on March 2, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old including turning scrap wood into charcoal to be used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
Palestinian workers remove coal from a pile at one of the few local charcoal manufacturing shops east of Gaza City on March. 24, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old, including turning scrap wood into charcoal to be used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
A Palestinian works at one of the few local charcoal manufacturing shops, east of Gaza City on March 2, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old including turning scrap wood into charcoal to be used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
Palestinian workers sort coal to be sacked and sold, in the Jabalya refugee camp in the north of Gaza Strip on March 24, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old including turning scrap wood into charcoal to be used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
A Palestinian worker fills bags with coal to be sold, in Jabalya refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip on March 24, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old including turning scrap wood into charcoal to be used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
A Palestinian worker is seen from a shack as he inspects piles of coal at one of the few local charcoal manufacturing shops, east of Gaza City on March 2, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old including turning scrap wood into charcoal to be used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
Palestinian workers carry hay to cover a fire in a pile wood in the process of turning wood into coal at one of the few local charcoal manufacturing that exist in Gaza City on Feb. 25, 2013. In adapting to years of border blockades and shortages, Gazans have become experts at recycling and making new out of old, including turning scrap wood into charcoal to be used for barbecue grills and water pipes in local restaurants and coffee houses. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Palestinians Charcoal )
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