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| It made so much sense, it actually brought tears to my eyes when I saw it. |
Germany is one of the world leaders in recycling, and has very few active landfills anymore because they're so good at waste management and also have much stricter regulations. So what do you do with a closed landfill? When you're Freiburg, the solar energy capital of Europe, you slap some solar panels on it and do great things!
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| The city also collects expired/damaged produce and turns it into biogas. |
Our class trips to Freiburg's businesses and government operations gave me faith in humanity. They're doing everything right, and are actually combating climate change. Renewable energy everywhere you look, amazing public transportation, a city planned with a human scale in mind, responsible banks and businesses...it's beautiful.
