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Green canine sniffs out trash for worthy cause

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-11-17 08:55

A 5-year-old dog has developed a habit of picking up used plastic bottles around its master's residential district in Tianjin municipality.

The pet is able to collect about 10,000 bottles a year during the walks with its master around the district and has become a star of environmental protection among residents.

"I sold the bottles for recycling for as much as 200 to 300 yuan ($44) a year, which was enough for me to buy dog food," the dog's owner Chen Xiulu said.

"In this way, it has really been self-sufficient."

(news.enorth.com.cn)