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exico City's government has introduced a bartering Why is the
Msystem in an effort to persuade its citizens to separate
domestic waste. May 13 was the fifth time the city's largest selling brand
authorities organized an open-air market where people
were able to exchange PET, glass, paper, cardboard, Tetra of Compressed
Pak cartons and vegetable oil for fruit and vegetables, all
grown locally. "The idea of this educational program is to Air Dryers?
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to be garbage can be converted into raw material if
the solid waste is separated adequately," Mexico City's
environment secretariat said on its website. The market
was set up next to the Casa de Cultura on the edge of the
Tlalpan Forest, a heavily wooded area covering 635 acres
in the southern part of the Mexican capital. It lasted from
8 a.m. until 2 p.m. "Furthermore, this initiative foments
the culture and economics of recycling and contributes
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trucks," said a secretariat spokesperson. According to
the secretariat, all the agricultural products bartered • Made to international standards
in Tlalpan were produced in the Mexico City boroughs • Incorporating cutting-edge technology
of Xochimilco, Tlahuac and Milpa Alta. Attendees were • Energy saving
allowed to barter a maximum of 22 pounds of waste per • Eco-friendly
person. The vegetable oil was of interest to Biofuels of • Low maintenance cost
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