Plastic buckets, broken printers shine light on Hanoi's poor

A wind power system made from plastic buckets is seen on boats at a floating village in Hanoi, Vietnam July 1, 2016. Picture taken on July 1, 2016, REUTERS/Kham

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese families living in slums along the Red River in Hanoi are using red plastic buckets and old printers to help light homes, cook meals and slash electricity costs by as much as a third.

The recycled goods form the blades and motors of electrical generators that power old motorcycle batteries to illuminate lamps with a brightness equivalent to a 45-Watt light bulb.