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Nature and EnvironmentSouth Africa

South Africa's 'recycling evangelists'

Julia Jaki
January 6, 2022

Over 90% of South Africa's waste ends up in rubbish dumps. A startup wants to increase recycling and employs former informal waste collectors to pick up reusable trash, and rewards households for taking part.

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