Innovative Recycling Program Turns Bottles Into Subway Rides

ENN
Sep 3, 2014, 10:18 am30 pts
Forget your reusable bottle at home this morning and find yourself towing an unwanted plastic bottle? If you are in Beijing, you are in luck — you could trade in that empty bottle for a subway ticket. "Reverse vending machines" in subway stations around the city allow riders to deposit polyethylene…

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