Profile: Garbage scavengers in the Philippines From: All Things Considered (NPR) | Date: January 29, 2001| Author: NOAH ADAMS | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

NPR All Things Considered

01-29-2001

Profile: Garbage scavengers in the Philippines

Host: NOAH ADAMS
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM

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The new president of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, has promised a clean government, free from corruption. But what the residents of Manila really want is a clean city. Manila is awash in garbage. The city is producing more trash than it can handle. The garbage crisis has highlighted the ...

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