Repurposing Trash Along California-Mexico Border

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October 07, 2013

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Conservationists along the California-Mexico border are turning trash into park benches and other construction materials.

It's part of a binational program to clean up garbage before the rainy season and involve local communities.

From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Jill Replogle of Fronteras Desk reports.

Jill Replogle, reporter in San Diego for Fronteras Desk. She tweets @jillrep.

This segment aired on October 7, 2013.