Mexico City Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:07:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Mexico City Officials Encourage Recycling by Providing Organic Produce for Trash https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mexico-city-officials-encourage-recycling-by-providing-organic-produce-for-trash-20130701/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mexico-city-officials-encourage-recycling-by-providing-organic-produce-for-trash-20130701/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:07:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=38801 The “Mercado de Trueque”, or barter market, gathered thousands of people in Mexico City on Sunday. For a second year running, thanks to this initiative, the city council was able to collect tonnes of recyclable material, which otherwise would be sent to landfills. The project was launched by the left-wing government of Mexico City in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mexico-city-officials-encourage-recycling-by-providing-organic-produce-for-trash-20130701/feed/ 0 38801 Mexico City’s Air Quality Changed by Green Transportation https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mexico-city-green-transportation-20130227/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mexico-city-green-transportation-20130227/#respond Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:46:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34101 Mexico City is attempting to change its image from poster child for congestion and urban pollution to a city that embraces green ideas. A population of 18 million people and 6 million cars make public transit a necessity for many Mexico City residents. In the past, public transit was a necessary evil and involved crowds, […]

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