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Bolivia: Used Batteries End Up in Regular Landfill

Written byEduardo Avila
Posted 29 November 2008 17 years ago

The city of Cochabamba launched a campaign to collect waste, such as used batteries which were supposed to be disposed of properly, but Gustavo Cardoso of Observancia [es] notes with pictures that they ended up in the regular landfill defeating the purpose.

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