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Cairo slum is a very fasinating place! I learned that 80% of Cairo's trash is recycled each day. I also learned that women and children of Cairo sift through broken glass, paper, bits of metal, and rotted food. Some people from the community live on less than a dollar every day. Another thing I learned is that 2 men have invested a recycling school called Mockattam Non-Formal Education Project. I learned that Cairo is in Egypt. I loved reading about Cairo and how well their community works together to save the planet.


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 * Any of the organic waste that can't be resold is fed to pigs.
 * In the school for recycling they have taught 150 students in the past 6 years and recycled almost a million plastic comtainers. They are taught to use computer programs to help them learn the business of recycling.
 * The school uses a spinner to dry the plastic shards.
 * The plastic is bagged afterwords and sent to be melted down for reuse.
 * Even though the proverty in Manshiyet Nasser is overwhelming, the people who live there are proud of how their living.
 * Hanna Fathy,who lives in the community, is working with a nongovernmental group called Solar Cities to install solar hot-water heaters at Cairo.
 * The solar water heater is on the roof of a four story house where Hanna's family lives. Many of the


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 * I loved learning about Cairo slum.
 * The way they work together so well is amazing!! I wish every community was like that!
 * I think it is a good thing that Cairo is trying to help the world.
 * I think everyone should be helping the planet like the people in Cairo do.