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Whatever Happened to … the Garbage Pickers from Waste Land?

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Rebecca Huval

What could be more embarrassing than hosting the UN Conference on Sustainable Development with the world’s largest dump festering in your backyard? That’s why the Rio +20 conference (June 20-22) prompted Rio de Janeiro to close its Jardim Gramacho landfill, … Continue reading →

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