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Centenarians and Recycling

Costa Rica - Centenarians (Harris Whitbeck) - The number of people who live to be 100 years or more is growing. It's estimated that there are more than 450,000 centenarians living across the globe and that segment of the population is the fastest growing one of all. Experts say there are many factors that contribute to the existence of centenarians and recently they have started identifying key traits that are common to them all. Those traits have also been found in five distinct areas around the globe, and two of them are in the Americas. Correspondent Harris Whitbeck visited one of these so-called blue zones in the Nicoya peninsula of Costa Rica.

Game Changer - Julia Novelo (Lisa Hagen) - If you walk through the streets of Mexico City, you will find lots of waste on the streets. A young graphic designer was bothered by all this rubbish on the sidewalks. But she decided to give this trash a second chance. She founded "Cerrando el ciclo" ("Closing the cycle"): a work space for single-mothers who collect old bottles and convert them into glass jewelry and decorating articles. Our Game Changer this week is Julia Novelo.

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