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Desert wanderers cash in on global scrap metal boom – ABC News
When Zahir Ghambarie fled Afghanistan as a teenager, he probably never dreamed he’d end up living in the Pilbara, riding the wave of a global scrap metal boom.
When Zahir Ghambarie was forced to flee his village, torn apart by the bloody internal conflict in Afghanistan, the thought of collecting rubbish in a land 9,500 kilometres away would have seemed idyllic.
His decision to move halfway across the world as a 16-year-old via New Zealand before arriving in Australia was a roll of the dice that would eventually pay off in spades.
Key points:
- Scrap metal prices are at all-time highs
- Global demand for shredded metal is strong
- A direct freight route from…
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