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Trash collection in Liberia (4:00)

Trash collection in Liberia (4:00) February 21, 2008 | | permalink | email | The World's Julia Kumari Drapkin reports on an effort to pick up the trash in Liberia. Two Americans came up with the idea, after observing how uncollected garbage seemed to blight so much of the country's capital, Monrovia. They decided the country would not be able to make progress toward peace and stability until someone literally picked up the trash. Ducor Waste United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) “Assessment of Solid Waste Management in Liberia” (pdf)