Enviromation

If you haven't already, I'd strongly recommend watching Wasteland, the 2010 documentary about the....wasteland....here in Brasil. It's interesting and inspiring, like me.

Two things I've noticed here about recycling and the environment and all that shizzle:

1) There are loads and loads of people collecting cans from the streets to have them recycled. Every night you can see people milling from one bin to the next with their shopping trolleys in tow. They remind me of Bubbles from The Wire, making use of whatever they can find to their advantage. I like it. And also if they're Bubbles, then that obviously makes me McNulty.

2) If you thought plastic bags were a pain in the arse in the UK, then don't expect to be any less annoyed over here. Supermarkets insist on using two bags for everything. Everything. So when you go the shop to buy some milk and a peanut, you end up with 36 plastic bags when you get home. American Beauty would've been a completely different film here. And it's always impossible to remember to bring your own bags before you go to the shop. Oh well.

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