Gambians are very resourceful people. They could teach us a thing or two about recycling. Tin cans are made into toy cars (sardine for the body and two small evaporated milk tins for the wheels). Plastic bottles are filled with wanjo juice (delicious) and sold to thirsty travellers but I have been particularly impressed with the many uses for used tyres. Infinitely inventive. I am trying to be as thoughtful as the locals when it comes to throwing out rubbish but missed a trick yesterday. The handle on my saucepan snapped and automatically I threw the two bits into the rubbish and dumped them at the end of the road. Later I realised that any Gambian worth his/her salt could have made a new handle out of wood and restored it to a useful kitchen implement. It could still happen as the local kids will often open up the plastic bags that have been thrown out to see if there is anything worth salvaging. This also allows the goats, chickens and dogs to eat up the bits of food and vegetable peelings further reducing the pile of rubbish. When set setal comes around (monthly burn up) the rubbish pile at the end of our road is much reduced.