When our housekeeper started to help us, the difference between her and my working mode became immediately clear. She carefully took off every piece of wrapping paper, then ironed it with her hands. Boxes were not ripped but opened with care, and the larger pieces of carton were nicely stacked. The 'loot' was later on divided among our three house staff. Of course I followed the good example.
Everything piece of trash in gets recycled Madagascar.
There is not a piece of garbage that is wasted. Some people live in the garbage containers. Bottle tops, yogurt cups, newspapers, straws, you name it, it's all collected. A lot of it goes into new products. People are very creative here.
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On the one hand I feel it's quite reassuring, you know that most of your waste will find a new purpose. On the other hand... you really have to think twice before chucking something in the bin. I am kind of suspecting that there's a business of selling full trash bags going on here. In our previous apartment the concierge insisted on taking out our bags herself, and she would not let anyone come near them. Could it be that she was selling them on? Surely a good full Vazaha trashbag is worth something, in the country where everything is recycled...
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Its interesting how We learn to RE-learn, if we take the time..
We have done ourselves a total DisService to have become so out of touch with our planets resources.... but THAT is coming to an end... or at least some elements of it.
they're not really selling the trash - well,most of the time- but they go through it themselves first and then chose carefully who they give it to, usually some street kid they like or some poorer member of the family.
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