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01/22/2013
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The kiosks beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, in the south of the state capital, will gain 30 jobs of collecting bottle caps glass. The project of the non-governmental organization (NGO) Onda Carioca aims to collect the metal lids of the environment and raise awareness for recycling.
The NGO said on Monday (21) that the project will be launched on the 26th and will be supported by Orla Rio concessionaire that manages the kiosks Tiller to Prainha and lifeguard stations Flamengo to Pontal. According to the organization's founder and president, Julio Cesar Gomes, the project runs until April 26 and the purpose is to collect 50,000 caps this period.
"A cap is the only metal that has no recycling, compared with the plastic, among others. So I decided to create the ecotampas, which turns them into brooches and custom magnets. Two years ago I do this work. The goal this time is to recycle 50 000 caps and expand the project to all the beaches, "said the founder of the NGO.
According to Gomes, work with recycled caps allowed in the past year, the city of Rio commend 4000 pins for the 2016 Olympics, presented in London and other 4000 for Rio +20. According to him, the NGO will collect the caps put in and then turn into pins and refrigerator magnets with various themes landscape of Rio de Janeiro. The souvenirs will be sold in tents accredited dealership Orla Rio for R $ 4.
The NGO will also provide free courses to cap crafts with the residents of the community Terreirão in Recreio, in western Rio The meeting on Oct. 26, is scheduled to Ipanema next to Coqueirão, at 16h. The event will take environmental actions, workshops, entertainment and action racing caps in the shape of a Formula 1 track.
In addition to these actions in Rio, Rio I love the movement, Methought I met last weekend about 200 people for the removal of graffiti on stone Pontal the Playground and in Praia da Macumba Costão, both in the west. For the integral of motion, Ana Lycia Gayoso, the careful balance of the city is positive and the project is promoting actions in all layers.
"The joint effort has the proposal to replace the work of Comlurb [Municipal Urban Cleaning Company], but to raise awareness that cigarette butts have a certain destination and all trash must be disposed of properly. To this end, we distributed kits with disposable bituqueiras. The next actions will be during Carnival, with distribution bituqueiras and actions to raise awareness of not peeing in the streets, "he said. (Source: Agency Brazil)
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