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Animal Instincts Aid Waste Diversion

Published Thursday, August 01, 2002

The Los Angles Zoo, visited by 1.5 million people each year who want to connect with the 1,100 mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles that represent 371 species, has achieved a different type of link between man and nature. Through grants, the zoo has established a recycling and waste management program that shows visitors how their actions affect animals in the wild. The zoo received a $167,000 grant in 2000-2001 from the California Department of Conservation, Sacramento, to design the recycling and waste management program. Grant money was used to purchase 150 recycling bins plus collection and educational materials. ...

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