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Bali islanders swap plastic waste for rice under green scheme to help tourism sector amid pandemic | South China Morning Post

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A plastics-for-rice exchange programme in Bali is tackling two problems at once by offering residents a way to feed their families by clearing waste from the Indonesian resort island. The scheme set up by a non-profit group in May 2020 has so far resulted in the collection of over 540 tonnes of plastic waste at the …

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