Motorcycles are everywhere! And so are these "gas stations" along the sides of the road. They consist of a wooden table with recycled glass bottles of all shapes and sizes holding petrol. The zemi-jahn (motorcycle taxi) driver pulls up, picks out the size bottle he needs and fills the tank using a funnel. The glass bottles are used over and over again.
I am impressed by the "recycling program" in Benin. Similarly Coca-Cola bottles are reused and refilled over and over again, with the labels wearing away. If you buy a coke from a cart stand, you must stand there and drink the entire beverage and then return the bottle to the seller when you are finished.
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