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Dogtown Redemption: Recycling Balancing Act
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens film Dogtown Redemption, a homeless Oakland, CA man named Jason explains how he precariously carries a huge amount of recycling on a makeshift cart, including up to 800 pounds of glass and 200 pounds of plastic all at once, as he covers nearly 15 miles of road on his route.
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