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Europe's plan to fix its massive e-waste problem

Aditi Rajagopal

October 11, 2024 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany, Berlin

Repair bonuses pay for part of the repairs necessary to keep electronics working as a way to reduce e-waste. Research calculates that the repair program in Berlin helped prevent more than 400 tons of electronic waste from entering landfills from 2021-2023.

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Across California, jurisdictions work collaboratively to comply with regulations put in place by the state's food recovery legislation

Shelley Mann

August 27, 2024 |

Waste Today |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In 2016, California adopted a law to reduce the amount of organic waste in state landfills by 75 percent, which led cities and counties to develop their own organic waste diversion programs, such as organic waste collection and edible food recovery. In 2022, 11.2 million tons of organic waste were diverted, while 201,000 tons of edible food were recovered that year.

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2 Oregon companies forge sustainable path for beer and wine

Allison Frost

August 24, 2024 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Oregon

A brewery and a winery in Oregon are setting the standards and building the infrastructure for a reusable glass bottles system to reduce their environmental impacts. They sell their products in bottles that customers are incentivized to return so they can be cleaned, refilled, and sold again.

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From Failed Assignment to Global Impact: How One Haitian Immigrant Transformed Paint Waste into Colorful Communities Worldwide

Hamilton Culpepper

June 17, 2024 |

Grady Newsource |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Global Paint donates recycled paint to 44 countries and also sells it at a discounted rate to artists in the states to avoid paint waste harming the environment. Global Paint takes paint from homes, construction sites and donations, having since collected and reused nearly 360,000 gallons of paint over the past decade that would have otherwise wound up in a landfill.

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Can AI Help Cut Plastic Waste From the Food System?

Lisa Held

June 03, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The new Global Plastics AI Policy Tool, developed by plastic waste and ecology experts, uses machine learning to predict how policy interventions like capping production and investing in recycling infrastructure would reduce plastic pollution by 2050. It could be of particular use as countries work on an international, legally binding treaty to address the plastic crisis.

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Recycling isn't easy. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is doing it anyway.

Taylar Dawn Stagner

May 28, 2024 |

Grist |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Muscogee (Creek) Nation, United States, Oklahoma

The United States Envrionmental Protection Agency is distributing grant money to help tribes like the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma start and grow recycling programs, as funding is often a massive hurdle. The tribe was able to purchase equipment like a semi-truck and compactor with the funds.

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Restaurants Create a Mound of Plastic Waste. Some Are Working to Fix That.

Meg Wilcox

May 28, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Recirclable provides reusable takeout boxes that customers can return to a participating restaurant within two weeks to avoid being charged a fee, which allows restaurants to cut down on disposable containers that harm the environment. So far Recirclable is working with 14 restaurants and has had thousands of customers select the reusable option, but the effort is difficult to scale up because reuse requires more effort on the part of the consumer and there’s not yet sufficient infrastructure to streamline the process.

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The 'Save the Oceans' Tax Break: Recycling Oyster Shells

Kailyn Rhone

May 11, 2024 |

Wall Street Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Sometimes bolstered by state tax credits, oyster recycling projects across the United States are encouraging restaurants to save their oyster shells, which are used to restore reefs instead of ending up as waste.

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Trash For School & Health: Ugandan Innovator Uses Technology to Incentivize Plastic Waste Collection

Leticia Mmeeme

May 06, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Kajjansi

Recycle Pay encourages residents of Uganda to collect plastic waste by awarding them points that can be redeemed for cash, healthcare credits, or school fees. The whole process is organized on an app.

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From Trash to Dirt: What To Do With Your Leftover Food

Abigail Austin

April 26, 2024 |

Grady Newsource |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

The University of Georgia is working to make composting more accessible by offering various dropoff locations for compostable materials, such as the UGArden community farm. The university also offers UGA Campus Compost, which is a student-run program that uses e-bikes to collect compost bins around campus, making it easier for students to participate in in reducing their waste.

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