In Havana, Garbage Trucks Replaced by Solar-Powered Tricycles

2 months ago by supersquirrel to c/solarpunk

cross-posted from: https://literature.cafe/post/34684111

Duration - 3:02

[a video on Peertube about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Havana has a garbage problem. El Rampeño has a solar-powered solution.

Meet the Cuban initiative using renewable energy to collect garbage with tricycles in the face of fuel shortages caused by the U.S. oil blockade

ShaperSyris 9 points 2 months ago

This is amazing. And it reminds me of another "Solinera" project that opened up elsewhere in Havana as a place for people to go and charge portable batteries and other electronics

https://apnews.com/...

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Charliebeans 7 points 2 months ago

Not only cool to see this approach to fixing the issue, but also I'm glad to view this report on PeerTube!

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kuiskaaja 3 points 2 months ago
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pineapplelover 3 points 2 months ago

The shit we do to Cuba, it's so fucked up

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