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Sustainable Living in Curitiba
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Sustainable Living in Curitiba
Recycling
Since 1980s
People separate rubbish into organic(compost) and non organic.
Two teams collect the rubbish
Enough recycling has been collected to build thousands of skyscrapers
Waste is sorted then recyclables are sent for proccessing
Creates more jobs and the project funds itself, because the government sell the things they make.
Parks
Flooding has been stopped by surrounding rivers with parks and trees
The trees absorb the water
Preventing squatters and shanty towns
Old factories made into sports facilities
Patrols in parks ensure that squatters are moved on.
Transport
Bus Lanes
Companies are paid in how many miles they travel not how many passengers they have
Different types of buses
Express bus move fast with few stops
Stopping buses take people from outside the city to express routes
Suburban buses take people round the city
More people can be carried on the bendy buses
One fare goes anywhere so its is cheaper
Less congestion in city
One of the least polluted cities in Brazil
Trains and tubes are too expensive buses are x500 cheaper
Shanty towns
Rubbish collection
People collect rubbish in return for food or bus tickets
People sell the food that they don't eat
They can use bus tickets to go to the city to look for work or sell produce
People get what would be wasted food
Resulting in less food waste
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