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Ghost Gear Busters: Paying Fishers to Collect Derelict Nets, Traps

Erica Cirino

July 26, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

"Ghost gear" describes the nets, lines, and other debris lost off the back of commercial fishing boats in staggering amounts each year, and it spells death for hundreds of thousands of marine animals and birds who get tangled in it. Previously, there was little financial incentive to pull this litter back out of the water, but a new public-private partnership called Fishing For Energy is paying fishers to gather up ghost gear and help recycle it, as well as developing new technologies to prevent bycatch and educating communities about the issue.

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How Vienna Conquered Its Own Filth

Feargus O'Sullivan

June 27, 2017 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Austria, Vienna

With the staggering amounts of garbage produced by modern lifestyles, waste disposal is becoming an increasingly difficult challenge for communities around the world. Vienna has tackled the trouble of trash with an innovative system, channeling the heat from incineration to warm homes and provide hot water, recovering reusable items from the waste stream and selling them in a special shop, and proactively educating the populace about how to reduce waste.

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A second life for waste

Amina Nazarli

June 24, 2017 |

AzerNews |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Azerbaijan

Students are paving the path for a more sustainable and environmentally conscious future in Azerbaijan. In a state that doesn't sort its garbage, this group of student-volunteers started "Papillon," a project aimed at up-cycling discarded waste into useful and aesthetic interior decorations and accessories.

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Why Singapore housing wants Trash 2.0

Nurfilzah Rohaidi

June 09, 2017 |

GovInsider |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

By creating pneumatic refuse systems, Singapore is hoping to reduce both the man power necessary for waste collection as well as the environmental impacts of open systems.

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Battle over 'local control' of farms brews in Callaway County

Lucille Sherman

June 05, 2017 |

Columbia Missourian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Missouri

In Callaway County, Missouri local farmers are opposing concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and are asking that these operations are more regulated to protect the lives of the people living in the area. They are encouraging the participation of local government instead of the state government.

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The woman who wants you to rent used baby clothes

Dougal Shaw

June 03, 2017 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

Movies, books, apartments: these are all things we commonly rent. One Danish couple is adding baby clothes to the list to reduce waste.

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Turning Haiti's Plastic Trash into Cash

Gemma Newby Sahar Zand

May 23, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Haiti, Cap-Haïtien, Department of Nord

Eight million metric tons of plastic waste ends up in the ocean every year, including in Haiti where it litters the beaches and causes sanitation issues. A social entrepreneur from Executives Without Borders partnered with Haiti Recycling to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and sustainably monetize the collecting and recycling of plastic waste through a new organization, Ramase Lajan. When oil prices tanked and the recycling centers struggled to maintain a profit, social enterprise Thread stepped in to take up the plastic, turning it into fabric to make socially responsible goods for sale.

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Medical Waste in Cairo: Impact and Health Problems

Alaa El Dirini

May 20, 2017 |

Shorthand Social |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

Large amounts of mismanaged medical waste are a concern in Cairo, since they can cause a wide range of illnesses and negatively affect the environment. NGO's are working to direct waste to proper sites, provide medical treatment to infected individuals, and help educate the public.

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Coffee grounds and poultry litter proving a viable biomass option in the UK

Matt Mace

May 19, 2017 |

Edie Newsroom |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Birmingham, West Midlands

The United Kingdom is finding creative ways to simultaneously address renewable energy needs and waste disposal. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants are utilizing chicken manure from farms and coffee grounds to create electricity. The initiatives have the added benefit of improving standards for the treatment of poultry, as well as reducing the distribution of harmful toxins from the waste.

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Printing A Solution to the World's Biggest Problems

Wendy Williams

May 11, 2017 |

Pro Bono Australia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Solomon Islands, Honiara, Guadalcanal

A research fellow at Deakin University’s School of Engineering in Australia has developed a world-first technology 3D printer prototype capable of printing plumbing and sanitation supplies using discarded plastics - and what's more, it runs on solar power. They are partnering with NGO Plan International to implement this technology in the Solomon Islands, where locals will be taught to print the parts they need, thereby solving the dual problems of plastic rubbish and a lack of access to vital mechanical parts for clean water supply. The model gives these communities tools to solve their own problems, and could have endless applications as the technology evolves.

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