Mad taggers leave mark on SUVs in Bay Area
In Corte Madera California two middle aged men Robert Land and Charles Dines tag hundreds of sport utility vehicles with homemade bumper stickers that say I’m changing the environment They defend their actions as a protest against SUVs claiming environmental harm amid wary drivers and police encounters The pair cite rising SUV sales and lower fuel economy as backing for their views. police note vandalism potential and legal concerns.
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Robert Lind
Corte Madera
Calif
Mr. Lind
Charles Dines
Cali
Bay Area
Robert Land
Ues
Lind
Dines
Juul Calle
Mark Reischel
Ward
Environmental Protection Agency
Brazilians uncover money in cans amid rising recycling push
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazilians rarely recycle and litter widely yet hope to boost aluminum can recycling to Japan's 1999 rate of 79 percent. The shift is driven by earnings from can collecting, with a growing underground economy around homelessness and modest incomes. Brazil eyes major gains as recycling becomes a business, aided by national attitudes and potential policy changes.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Japan
Carola
Rio
United States
Europe
Recycling drives Brazil toward a more recycling conscious culture
In Brazil recycling gains traction beyond the poor as middle class participation grows. Latasa, the leading aluminum can maker, accounts for half the can market and a quarter of recycling, with 55 percent of its cans from recycled aluminum. Latasa runs 16,000 institutions offering cash prizes for used cans and maintains 47 centers in Rio and Sao Paulo where collectors can sell aluminum for 36 cents a pound and buy discounted food. Latasa’s director says early investment in recycling inspired broader adoption as 18 new city laws are pending to boost the market.
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Elder Rondelli
Alean
Brazil
Sochin
Carola
Latasa
Lalasa
Rio
Sao Paulo
Pereting
Jose Roberto Grosa
Grosa
Latasas
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