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| Chicken-"powered" waste reduction program |
| Edited：HuanChuang technology Date：2012-6-29 16:06:14 |
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As reported by BBC News, residents of a Belgian town are to be offered chickens as part of a campaign to reduce household waste.
The town of Mouscron has 50 pairs of chickens that it will distribute to families with sufficient space to keep the birds in their gardens.
Those who take part in the initiative must agree not to eat the chickens for at least two years, or to give them away. Local officials are stressing that applicants could gain a supply of free, fresh eggs.
The town council’s environment department is building on the success of a previous distribution of chickens, officials told Belgium’s La Derniere Heure. The aim of the project is to publicize alternative methods of waste management.
Residents included in the project will be given basic instruction on chicken-keeping.
A French village has also proposed giving two chickens to each household in order to cut down on organic waste.
Officials in the village of Pince in northwestern France say the chickens should each consume 150 kilograms of waste per year. It is hoped that as well as reducing waste, the chickens will help families save money by providing eggs.
“To begin with it was a joke, but then we realized it was a very good idea,” Pince Mayor Lydie Pasteau told France 3 TV. “It will also reinforce community links: just as people look after their neighbours’ cats and dogs while they’re away, they’ll also look after the chickens.”
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