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Recycling lake litter, Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat

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Flowering plants rise as if by magic from Lake Victoria onto a wooden boat, giving it a leafy ambiance that enchants many visitors.The initial attraction becomes more compelling when tourists to Uganda learn that the greenery emerges from an innovative recycling project which uses thousands of dirt-encrusted plastic bottles to anchor the boat.

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Associated Press News

Recycling lake litter, Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat

Africa's Lake Victoria is plagued by pollution and a decline in water levels partly due to climate change. Layers of plastic waste float near some beaches during the rainy season.

1 year ago·United States

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Recycling lake litter, Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat

Africa's Lake Victoria is plagued by pollution and a decline in water levels partly due to climate change

1 year ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Recycling lake litter, Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat

Africa’s Lake Victoria is plagued by pollution and a decline in water levels partly due to climate change

1 year ago

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Recycling lake litter, Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press LUZIRA, Uganda (AP) — Africa’s Lake Victoria is plagued by pollution and a decline in water levels partly due to climate change. Layers of plastic waste float near some beaches during the rainy season. The visible sign of pollution is a worry for fishing communities that depend heavily on the world’s second-largest freshwater lake. Former tour guide James Kateeba responded to the pollution by building a boat t…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Recycling lake litter, Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press LUZIRA, Uganda (AP) — Flowering plants rise as if by magic from Lake Victoria onto a wooden boat, giving it a leafy ambiance that enchants many visitors. The initial attraction becomes more compelling when tourists to Uganda learn that the greenery emerges from an innovative recycling project which uses thousands of dirt-encrusted plastic bottles to anchor the boat. Former tour guide James Kateeba started bui…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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