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  • Shampoo bottle made from ocean plastics hailed as ‘technological breakthrough'

    January 25, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: France

    P&G, the manufacturer of popular shampoo Head & Shoulders, is teaming up with a recycling business and waste management company to turn discarded plastic found on the beaches of France into special edition shampoo bottles. Although the impact is small in terms of bottles produced, the amount of recycled content is a "technological breakthrough" compared to what other companies have achieved.

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  • Stockholm's Ingenious Plan to Recycle Old Christmas Trees

    December 20, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    In Stockholm, old Christmas trees are being converted into biochar. When integrated into the city's highly-efficient power grid, the project has been wildly successful--not only in improving soil, but also in retaining groundwater, greening the city, and lowering carbon emissions. For this reason, officials as far away as California have been eying the plan with interest.

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  • In Nepal, 'appalling' river runs cleaner in wake of unusual partnership

    December 18, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    For years, campaigns to clean Nepal's polluted Bagmati River resulted in failure. Now with police and government backing, the organization Safai Abhiyaan is in its third year, attracting hundreds of volunteers who are willing to brave the polluted waters to collect trash. The program's unique approach to organizing community volunteers has been a success, but the problem will not subside until greater perceptions about litter and water pollution are tackled.

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  • Experimental City: How Rotterdam Became A World Leader In Sustainable Urban Design

    December 05, 2016 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, a port city once at the center of trade and commerce, is now threatened by climate change. The city has responded to this threat by totally transforming itself into a hub for sustainable design. It embraces crazy, environmentally friendly solutions. From a floating dairy farm to a home enclosed in a greenhouse to basketball courts that soak up rainwater, Rotterdam has established itself as a leader in sustainable urban design. By 2025, the city plans to be completely climate-proof.

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  • World's first city to power its water needs with sewage energy

    December 01, 2016 |

    New Scientist |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Aarhus

    With climate change an ever-increasing threat, one city in Denmark is helping to inspire hope through the successful implementation of a self-sustaining treatment plant that provides fresh water to the local community using only energy produced from the waste and sewage it filters. Other cities are now looking to replicate the model.

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  • How Mysuru became India's ‘cleanest city'

    November 17, 2016 |

    Citiscope |

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    Response Location: India, Mysuru

    Mysuru has become a gleaming example for solutions to India's vaster struggles with solid-waste management, toilet construction, sanitation strategy, public outreach, and other measures. The city uses a decentralized model that leverages a mix of municipal resources, NGO leadership, civil society, and cooperation from proud residents and businesses.

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  • The fate of rural food and farms

    November 15, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    A number of problems continue to challenge rural agriculture in the western United States. These include connecting people who grow the food with the people that need to eat the food, food waste worsening greenhouse gas emissions, and decreasing numbers of new farmers that take up the practice of agriculture. Different initiatives, such as those presented by Reunity Resources and the National Young Farmers Coalition, encourage collaboration to make sustainable food sources for the poor and for the future of farming.

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  • Milan leads fight against food waste – with ugly fruit and Michelin-starred soup kitchens

    October 16, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Italy, Milan

    Since its 2015 Expo, Milan has continued to foster a number of unique initiatives to combat food waste, promote healthy and sustainable food systems, and ensure that its people never go hungry. Through projects such as collecting unsold food at the end of market day for distribution in soup kitchens, using apps to redirect food waste, implementing new laws to ease the process of food donation, as well as fostering collaboration between cities, Milan is leading the efforts to prioritize food on the New Urban Agenda.

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  • How We Think about E-Waste Is in Need of Repair

    October 01, 2016 |

    Anthropocene Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: China

    Electronic waste is becoming an increasing environmental problem around the world. In China this "waste" from old computers and phones is being reused and recycled to fuel new innovation.

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  • There's a Message for City Planners in Cape Town Plumbing Poll

    September 26, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape

    If you’ve ever been to a music festival, you’ve probably stepped inside a chemical toilet. The blue, plastic toilets, are meant to be temporary. However, in post-Apartheid, Cape Town, they are permanent fixtures for a large population of mostly black, poor residents.

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