Curitiba

• How much of Curitibas waste is recycled?

  2/3
• What is the programme Learner introduced called?


  Green-exchange.
• What does the green-exchange include?


  Residents on narrow streets bring their rubbish up to the trucks and will hand their waste to the council in return for some fruit or bus tokens.
• What is 'the garbage is not garbage programme'?


  Residents are encouraged to sort their waste into organic or inorganic.
• When was the green-exchange introduced?

  1990
• In the green-exchange programme, how much waste is swapped for food?

  5kg of waste in return for 1kg of food.