Tag: recycling

Brazilian Recycling NGO Wants to Export Its Know How

The favela (shantytown) of Jaguaré, in the western side of São Paulo, in the ...

Trash Brings Money and a New Culture to Brazil

Recycling still has a lot of growing to do in Brazil. Of the 5,560 ...

Brazil’s Vivo Teams Up With ReCellular to Save Cell Phones from Trash

US-based ReCellular, an international collector, reseller and recycler of used wireless cell phones and ...

A jacket made by Brazil's Recicla Jeans program

Favela Fashion Brings Pride and Jobs to Brazilian Slum

Residents of Paraisópolis (Paradise City), the second largest favela (shantytown) in the city of ...

Brazil Sees an Explosion of Recycled Jewelry and Eco-Friendly Designers

Brazilians represent all that’s romantic and carefree in our stressed world. This freedom of ...

Brazil Offers Credit to Help End Widespread Trash Dumps

Garbage disposal is a common problem for all Brazilian cities. Most of them do ...

Brazil Starts World’s First Recycling Plant for Carton Packaging

US-based aluminum manufacturer Alcoa announced yesterday that its Brazilian affiliate, Alcoa AlumÀ­nio, has joined ...