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  • El reciclaje de plástico en Costa Rica

    April 18, 2024 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    PWI y Bosque Plástico han desarrollado procesos especializados para reciclar plásticos complejos y mixtos que tradicionalmente se desechan, convirtiendo residuos industriales y domésticos en materias primas secundarias de alta calidad y productos como madera plástica, generando empleo y reduciendo la contaminación plástica en Costa Rica.

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  • Manufacturers Paying for Recyclable Waste

    April 04, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States

    State governments in the United States are implementing Extended Producer Responsibility laws to fund recycling programs. The laws impose a fee on the manufacturers of products that become recyclable waste. The money earned is designated for projects that increase recycling rates.

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  • From Waste to Waves: How Shell to Shore is Working with Restaurants to Save Georgia's Coastline through Oysters

    March 14, 2024 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The Athens-based nonprofit Shell to Shore collects oyster shells from restaurants in Georgia to recycle into manmade reefs that will mitigate erosion and flooding.

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  • Jeans-to-bag: Promoting education, environmental sustainability in rural communities

    February 27, 2024 |

    African Change Stories |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    The SecureCycle initiative collects jeans that would otherwise be discarded and turns them into backpacks for low-income students in rural communities in Nigeria. Having access to a sturdy bag to carry their school supplies encourages students to attend school and keeps them from losing their books so they stay engaged in class.

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  • Améliorer les rendements agricoles grâce aux déchets ménagers et agro-industriels

    February 26, 2024 |

    SciDev.Net |

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    Response Location: Burkina Faso

    Avec le compostage, les biodéchets ménagers, agricoles et agro-industriels peuvent être transformés en fertilisants organiques, qui aident à améliorer la qualité du sol au fil du temps. Le processus créé par l’Institut de recherche en sciences appliquées et techniques du Burkina Faso a reçu l’un des trophées de l’innovation de l’Institut de recherche pour le développement, et la recherche a conduit à l’ouverture d’installations de compostage dédiées dans le pays.

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  • Mt. Everest is plagued by garbage. These Nepali women are transforming it into crafts

    February 25, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Tharu community, Nepal, Kathmandu

    A coalition of local businesses in Kathmandu, Nepal, is sorting non-recyclable waste collected from mountaineering activities in the Himalayan mountains. Once it is sorted, skilled Indigenous craftswomen make it into new products, like placemats and jewelry boxes, to earn a living.

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  • This unexpected material might be in your next sweater

    February 12, 2024 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The Amsterdam-based startup Human Material Loop, collects human hair from salons and spins it into yarn to make clothing and furniture. It aims to keep hair out of landfills and incinerators while reducing the demand for synthetic fibers and wool, all of which produce greenhouse gases.

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  • Pakam's Digital Revolution As Blueprint For Edo's Environmental Renaissance

    January 05, 2024 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Pakam initiative is taking care of waste mismanagement in Lagos with a digital marketplace for waste and recyclable materials. The app pays households for their recyclables and connects those generating waste with those who collect it to ensure it’s properly disposed of.

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  • In France, zero-waste experiments tackle a tough problem: People's habits

    December 06, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: France, Roubaix

    Local governments in France are educating residents about waste reduction and finding ways to incentivize the behavior change necessary to meet the country’s ambitious zero-waste goals. Roubaix, for example, teaches residents simple lifestyle changes that will also save them money. Whereas, Smicval transitioned from door-to-door waste collection to a central collection point where residents drop off trash themselves.

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  • Envases biodegradables hechos con algas: una alternativa al plástico

    November 17, 2023 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Casi el 40% de la demanda de plástico en Europa es de envases que se usan una sola vez y contaminan cientos de años. Con el objetivo de reducir a los envases de plástico de usar y tirar, docenas de empresas en el mundo están trabajando con un nuevo enfoque: su sustitución por envases biodegradables o comestibles hechos con algas. Gracias a unos innovadores, ahora es posible.

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