| An environment project in Thailand is exchanging
eggs for rubbish.
The government scheme is an attempt to clean up the northeast
municipality of Nakornratchasima and boost recycling.
The Department of Environment offers eggs in return for old
paper, plastic, glass and scrap metal. Villagers can also trade
rubbish for rice or plants if it is of sufficient value.
The Mayor of Nakornratchasima, Surawut Cherdchai, told the
Kao Sod newspaper the project was intended to encourage recycling
and environmental awareness in an area which has serious problems
of disease and waste disposal.
Since the project started the daily amount of garbage collected
for disposal has already fallen from 200 tons a day to 175 tons.
Mr Cherdchai said in the near future all schools and temples
in the area will have 'egg exchange' centres.
It is also planned to offer a points system so that villagers
can save up for a bicycle.
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