Local: Los Angeles, CA  (change)

 | 

Join the Topix community today: 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment
Cote d'Ivoire

Mar 30, 2008

Plastic bags spawn cottage industry in Ivory Coast

“We're working here to be able to feed our families, despite the risk of illness”

They may be the scourge of cityscapes and the countryside and the bane of environmentalists, but discarded plastic bags have spawned a growing and lucrative cottage industry in Ivory Coast. via XtraMSN Real Estate

Leave a Comment

Comments

Type in your comments to post to the forum
Name
(appears on your post)
Comments
Type the numbers you see in the image on the right:

Please note by clicking on "Post Comment" you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms. Be polite. Inappropriate posts may be removed by the moderator. Send us your feedback.

Other Recent Cote d'Ivoire Discussions
Topic Updated Last By Comments
French Ambassador Expelled from Madagascar Beca... 15 hr Francois 5
Economy (from Nov '07) Jul 27 ROGER DE LAM... 37
Tuesday's Letters to the Editor Jul '08 Finally the ... 23
Ivorian rebels prepare offensive against dissid... Jun '08 Chris 1
Mist Opportunity Jun '08 Dogsmatter 4
Jetliner aborts takeoff, injuring several passe... Jun '08 Funstuff 2
Bizzare Stories a l'Ivoire (from Jul '07) Jun '08 Otoh Charachat 4