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Big Apple host to BigBelly scheme

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New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is launching 'the city's largest public space recycling initiative to date' with the installation of 30 new BigBelly solar-powered waste and recycling stations near Broadway and Times Square.

Times Square generates nearly 15 500 pounds or 900 bags of refuse a day - more than any other New York City neighbourhood, according to the mayor. He says the programme will help double the city's recycling rate to 30% by 2017 and expects the new bins to encourage the 500 000-plus daily visitors to Times Square to recycle.

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