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Reuse recycle, revitalise [1]

The article discusses the solution to plastic bag pollution problems in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. When plastic bags clog the waterways they create bacteria-infected cesspits that further contaminate the already unclean water.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2007
Joanna Stavropoulou [2]
Ecologist [3]
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Tags:
Land Pollution [4], Sanitation [5], Plastics [6], Women [7], NGO [8], Ethiopia [9], Waste Recycling [10]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/joanna-stavropoulou
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/ecologist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethiopia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling