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  • Meet the robots and other contraptions making Colorado's recycling more efficient

    September 19, 2018 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Technological innovations are making single stream recycling more efficient. Allowing consumers to place their recyclable waste into a single container for disposal increases participation in recycling programs, but adds pressure on processing plants. Using AI vision technology allows machines to learn, identify, and sort materials efficiently.

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  • How a pastor improved his west side neighborhood one house at a time

    September 19, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Reverend Welch moved to Montgomery in 1985 and sparked a decades-long fight to revitalize the neighborhood surrounding his church in an affordable and inclusive manner. Since then, the Greater Washington Park neighborhood has been transformed. Families are moving back, and people who previously couldn’t own a home now have the chance to achieve that milestone. Though there’s still work to be done, the neighborhood achieved what many others can’t: rebuilding without displacement.

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  • Professional Hand-Holders

    September 17, 2018 |

    Finding Fixes |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Washington’s Snohomish County has implemented a program that embeds social workers with the police. The program has been an effective method to bring services to people in need rather than arrest and process them as criminals.

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  • Gun sellers emerge as unlikely ally in fight against suicides

    September 17, 2018 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, St. George, Utah

    A Utah shooting range is part of a growing voluntary movement among gun shop owners and firearm sellers focuses on educating staff about warning signs of suicide in an effort to reduce the number of people using guns to kill themselves. One effort, the Gun Shop Project, has spread to 10 states and there are similar partnerships in about 10 more. Experts say suicide attempts with firearms usually end in death and restricting access to guns in those situations can be very effective.

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  • Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State

    September 17, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    In Nigeria, a lack of immunizations has contributed to increased rates of childhood mortality. However, Volunteer Community Mobilizers are actively changing this trajectory by conducting in-home visits and providing resources that aid in mobilizing families to have their children vaccinated at local clinics.

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  • The Clinic

    September 17, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    A clinic in Snohomish County, Washington provides comprehensive treatment for their clients by working to understand their past and their drivers of addiction, and providing medication-assisted recovery. In order to medication like suboxone for the large number of clients, the clinic is part of a national network that can prescribe medication through telemedicine.

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  • The Jail

    September 17, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Inmates in Snohomish County jails who have substance use disorder are now being given suboxone to help them manage withdrawal symptoms. Upon release, people are also being provided with supports to connected them with services and ensure that they do not overdose due to the change in their tolerance after a partial withdrawal.

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  • 'It's a revolution': Indian officials deliver public services at people's doorsteps

    September 17, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    To reduce corruption, the Delhi government has begun delivering public services to residents’ doorsteps. Now it’s possible to get a driver license, marriage certificate, and more from the comfort of home—no long lines or bribes required.

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  • Berlin's mayor tries to wean Germans off the water bottle

    September 14, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Although commonplace in many parts of the world, Berlin has recently adopted the practice of using water fountains to cut back on plastic bottle usage. Not everyone supports this environmental push, but the mayor is hopeful they will at least catch on with tourists who are accustomed to the invention already as well as act as a resource for refilling plastic bottles rather than throwing them away.

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  • Teens Teach Seniors How To Use Tech While Learning Valuable Job Skills

    September 14, 2018 |

    KNME-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    A new program connects tech savvy teens with seniors to help them learn how to use their phones, computers, and other devices. Seniors are provided with patient, knowledgeable support while teens learn job skills and earn money.

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