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Detroit group reduces waste and improves education by merging art and science

Genevieve Fox

March 07, 2023 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit nonprofit Arts and Scraps reuses donated materials like yarn and fabric to teach kids to create art and take care of the environment with free programs.

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Composting Pickup Service

Anna Lionas

February 28, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, subscribers pay a monthly fee to Bennett Compost to have the company collect their food waste weekly and compost it so it doesn’t wind up producing greenhouse gases in the landfill.

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A Wyoming group moves homes to save affordable housing and preserve history

Mary Steurer

February 26, 2023 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

Shacks on Racks relocates houses and works to make homeownership more accessible to area workers. Since starting in 2016, the non-profit has relocated 21 houses. For those 21 saved houses, Shacks on Racks estimates they’ve spared landfills more than 1.2 million pounds of waste.

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Weed once chocking Lake Victoria is now our main source of fuel

Austine Ogalo

January 27, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Dunga, Kisumu

A biogas facility in Dunga, Kenya, takes in the invasive water hyacinth plant and other organic waste, shreds the material, breaks it down with bacteria in an anaerobic digester, and uses the gas produced to provide cooking fuel to locals. The biogas is a cheaper, cleaner alternative to other fuels like wood and charcoal.

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A California town's wastewater is helping it battle drought

Naoki Nitta

January 23, 2023 |

Grist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Healdsburg, California

To comply with federal environmental wastewater discharge regulations, Healdsburg, California, upgraded its wastewater-reclamation facility to purify water enough for reuse. In order to reduce the amount of water discharged into the local river, the city made the purified water free to use for pastures, agriculture, residential use, and non-dairy livestock.

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Is plastic waste the building material of the future?

Désiree Schneider

January 16, 2023 |

Unbias The News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Bukit Lawang

The use of plastic waste as an affordable building material is rising in popularity. One option is turning the waste into “Ecobricks” by tightly packing it into a bottle with a stick. A German organization called Project Wings pays locals in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia, to collect plastic and make bricks to be used for buildings.

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University of Wisconsin partnership converts manure to jet fuel while easing climate change

Anastasia Pirrami

January 06, 2023 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Franken, Wisconsin

A project between the University of Wisconsin and California-based Agra Energy created a commercial facility that turns biogases from food waste or manure into diesel and jet fuel.

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How Central Ohio Got People to Eat Their Leftovers

Susan Shain

January 01, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

A public awareness campaign by the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio is encouraging people to reduce their food waste through social media posts, newsletters, an emphasis on saving money, and partnerships with elementary schools to teach children about the impact of food waste.

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Through waste management eTrash2Cash is saving planet earth, helping women access healthcare

Olorunisola Abe

December 22, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

eTrash2Cash strives to create a healthy, sustainable zero-waste society by collecting trash and recycling it to become useful resources. It does this by employing women with low incomes to do the waste collection and recycling and in turn, provides them with social incentives like access to healthcare. So far, eTrash2Cash has diverted over 10,000 metric tons of trash out of landfills across four states and has trained 200 women on how to upcycle plastics.

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‘Plastic Roads' Are Paved With Good Intention

Jenni Bergal

December 14, 2022 |

Governing |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Pilot programs across the United States are testing recycled plastic and asphalt mixtures to pave roads and keep plastics out of landfills. A program in California saw success in their mixture’s durability.

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