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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:36 AM

Published 11/06/2009 by Inter Press Service


ENVIRONMENT-SPAIN: Improving Garbage Management

MADRID, Nov 6 (IPS) - The 60,000 tonnes of rubbish collected daily in Spain, equivalent to 1.3 kilos per person, is being managed by more green-friendly methods of recovery and treatment. One such measure adopted by the community (province) of Madrid is a non-fiscal...

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