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CUBA
Campaign sends students out to gather recyclable materials
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, February 18 (Javier Machado, Cubanacán Press
/ www.cubanet.org) - Middle school students attending the Juan Oscar Alvarado
school in Santa Clara were sent out for several days to forage for recyclable
materials of every description, disrupting class schedules and activities. The
students were formed into groups and were told they were competing for a chance
at a real camping trip. The students went around fast-food, retail, and
service establishments, such as Servi Cupets and the hard currency stores rummaging
through the garbage bins for cans, cardboard, plastic bottles, and even clothes
hangers. When it was all over February 17, students and teachers combed
through the take, selecting materials that could prove useful at school or at
home, before forwarding the haul to the government agency. Versión
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