'Green hajj' slowly takes root in Mecca

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Thousands of cleaners are busy separating plastic from other rubbish as more than two million Muslims wrap up the pilgrimage to Mecca that presents a huge environmental challenge for Saudi Arabia. The Mamuniya camp in Mina near the holy city is dotted with colour-coded barrels -- black for organic waste and blue for cans and plastics for recycling.

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