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One man's trash is another man's health care coverage, thanks to Gamal Albinsaid.

The year-old doctor in Indonesia came up with a business model that both curbs his country's excessive garbage problem while providing health care to residents who otherwise would not be able to afford it.

Gamal Albinsaid, founder of Garbage Clinical Insurance.

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Through Garbage Clinical Insurance (GCI) -- which Albinsaid calls a micro-insurance program -- the physician allows poor residents to collect and drop off trash in exchange for funds that pay for their medical insurance, Fast Company reported.

The clinic turns organic trash into fertilizers and compost, and gets cash back from recyclables, such as plastic bottles and cardboard.

About pounds of plastics, for instance, earns GCI roughly 10, Indonesian rupiah -- enough for one patient to receive basic health services during two monthly visits to the clinic -- the outlet reported.

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