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Liberia’s first recycling center

James’ biggest hope is to empower the people in his community. One way he is doing that is by running a recycling an compost center in Monrovia, Liberia. He provides jobs with a purpose – and helps keep the city cleaner.

Listen to the report by Tamasin Ford:

Liberia recycling

James Mulbah Green Center

Liberia's first waste segregation and recycling center

James Mulbah recycling

James in the warehouse of the Green Center with sacks of plastic, cans and scrap metal ready for recycling

James Mulbah compost

James and his workers make compost out of the leftover food from the market women

James Mulbah scales

James weighs a bag of scrap metal to determine how much to pay the customer

Date

Tuesday 13.03.2012 | 13:28

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