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How to recycle the unrecyclable

Kai Steinecke

February 11, 2022 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany

A chemical recycling plant in Germany is taking old tires and turning them back into their original components. From there, those materials can be used in the production of insulation, steel, and oil. The gas that is discharged during the process is also used to power the whole plant. Other plants around the world are also exploring how to take plastic waste and chemically recycle it instead of burning it, so there are less carbon emissions.

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The Eco-Friendlier Future of the Disposable Spork

Michaela Haas

February 11, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Schwedt

A clean-tech startup in Germany is producing sustainable food packaging out of agricultural waste as an alternative solution to single-use plastic. Bio-Lutions claims its products are compostable and uses less water than other products, but the material used won’t work for some food items like hot beverages. The company already has investors such as Delivery Hero that will use its products when the factory is producing compostable packaging.

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The urine revolution: how recycling pee could help to save the world

Chelsea Wald

February 09, 2022 |

Nature |

Photojournalism |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Gotland

Companies and research initiatives around the world are developing and testing new toilets that can collect human urine and turn it into fertilizer. These urine diversion toilets have been implemented in places like South Africa with mixed results. However, researchers in Sweden are using portable toilets to gather the urine, dry it into fertilizer pellets that are then used to grow barley for beer. This work could show how to implement these kinds of toilets on a large scale.

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Q&A: Jessica Davis of Rebuilders Xchange, a hub for salvaged building materials

Marc Lefkowitz

February 01, 2022 |

The Land |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Salvaged building materials are staying out of the landfill as a result of this circular economy initiative. Rebuilders Xchange is taking tubs, sinks, hardwood floors, and any other constructions materials to reuse and resell. They also offer services to repair and refit materials into new spaces.

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Rooftop farm partners with Oakland nonprofits to address food insecurity

Ayla Burnett Jennifer Wiley

December 16, 2021 |

Oakland North |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The Rooftop Medicine Farm in Oakland, Calif., grows fresh produce to donate to food insecurity programs such as the UCSF Pediatric Clinic’s Food Farmacy, POOR Magazine’s Sliding Scale Cafe, and Moms 4 Housing. The urban farm also acts as an educational resource to help those served by these programs learn about healthy foods and urban agriculture.

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Solidarité : des sans abri hébergés dans des entreprises

N. Boubetra G. Pinol V. Lejeune E. Fromentin

November 04, 2021 |

Franceinfo |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: France, Nantes

Les Bureaux du Coeur est une association qui recrute des entreprises pour proposer leurs bureaux comme hébergement temporaire à des personnes en situation de précarité. Cela permet aux clients de se concentrer sur leur vie professionnelle et leur réinsertion.

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Cycling city Kigali sprints to promote smart and green mobility

Aimable Twahirwa

October 21, 2021 |

Rwanda Dispatch |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

In an effort to go carbon-neutral, city officials in Kigali, Rwanda, are improving bicycling infrastructure and partnering with a green transportation company to implement a bicycle ride sharing program with docking stations across the city.

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Sanitation Solutions: When the city let them down, Philly rose up — with orange trash cans

Meir Rinde

October 18, 2021 |

WHYY |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Philadelphia-based program called I Love Thy Hood's stepped up to help attack the city's dirty streets problem. Fueled entirely by volunteer efforts, the program has placed more than 106 cans on blocks around the city and collected over 100,000 pounds of trash.

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Switching a golden retriever to an insect-based diet saves 4.4 million gallons of water per year.

Danny Funt

September 21, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Although some people are refusing to eat meat because of its environmental impact, their pets might not. Dogs and cats account for 30 percent of the environmental impact of meat consumption in the U.S. Yet, pets don't have to eat meat. They can eat insect-based diet that give them the same amount of protein as meat. Switching one golden retriever alone, saves up to 4.4 million gallons of water per year. This story chronicles companies that are making the switch to making insect-based food forpets, and some of the challenges they face.

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The Nation's First Regenerative Dairy Works with Nature to Heal the Soil—at Scale

Gosia Wozniacka

September 07, 2021 |

Civil Eats |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Crescent City, California

The Alexandre Family Farm in California made the switch to regenerative agriculture as a way to improve their soil health and improve the quality of their dairy operations. They are part of a growing number of individual dairies across the country that are embracing organic farming and are becoming “certified regenerative” as a way to build relationships with consumers and retailers on their own.

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