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Zero Waste Athletics at Georgia Soccer Score Goal

Sophie Ralph

November 10, 2023 |

Grady Newsource |

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Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

The University of Georgia soccer program held a Journey to Zero Waste Soccer Season in which it aimed for every home game to divert at least 90% of its waste from the landfill. The stadium crew set up recycling and composting bins with explanatory signage, and students volunteered to educate attendees about how to properly dispose of their waste.

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Trash is a lifeline for 'los cartoneros,' Argentina's army of recyclers

Philippe Bernes-Lasserre Nina Negrón

October 20, 2023 |

Buenos Aires Times |

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Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

People across Argentina are earning an income during a severe economic crisis by joining recycling cooperatives. Members collect recyclables off the street and are paid by the co-ops by material and weight.

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The zero-waste city: what Kiel in Germany can teach the world

Ajit Niranjan

October 18, 2023 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Germany, Kiel

Germany is a world leader in recycling, specifically in the city of Kiel, which was recently declared a “zero waste” city. The city achieved this status through a series of eco-friendly initiatives, aimed at increasing recycling and reducing waste, from bans on single-use items to bottle buyback programs to simply encouraging locals to make more environmentally-friendly behavior changes.

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Social Justice and Sustainability: Denmark's Take on Green Menstruation

Niyati Patel

August 28, 2023 |

Grady Newsource |

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Response Location: Denmark, Copen

The Denmark-based startup LastObject manufactures reusable menstrual products that produce less waste than the typical throw-away versions. Its reusable pad is made of polyester and bamboo and can be washed and reused for up to 10 years.

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Marvin Hayes Is Spreading ‘Compost Fever' in Baltimore. He Thinks it Might Save the City.

Aman Azhar

August 21, 2023 |

Capital B (National) |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The grassroots Baltimore Compost Collective is pushing to end the city’s reliance on waste-to-energy incineration and combat climate change by teaching locals the importance of composting, and how it can improve the polluted urban soil to help them grow food.

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Hire a Kick-Ass Trash Czar

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

August 01, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City’s Sanitation Commissions is cleaning up city streets with new practices and regulations curbing its trash problem. For example, she has started using data to track trash conditions across the city, she’s enforcing infractions, and she changed put-out and pick-up times.

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Gwanda Women Revolutionise Diaper Disposal With Eco-Conscious Solution

Lynnia Ngwenya

July 03, 2023 |

The Citizen Bulletin |

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Response Location: Zimbabwe, Gwanda

Local women have begun washing diapers and using the inner cotton material as stuffing to make reusable sanitary pads. This practice of cleaning and repurposing the materials from these diapers helps to prevent excess waste from disposable diapers, which has a significant impact on local waste management, long-term sustainability and environmental preservation.

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From plastic pollution, eSwatini woman creates money and beauty

Nokukhanya Aimienoho

June 27, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Swaziland, Mbabane

Bantwana Craft is a social enterprise that collects plastic waste to be transformed into reusable items such as coin purses, backpacks, hats, and pencil cases. The business has diverted more than 10,000 kilograms of plastic waste since its founding six years ago.

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How to build a zero-waste economy

Joseph Winters

June 21, 2023 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States

Entrepreneurs are encouraging reuse models like return-from-home systems to transition towards a circular economy without single-use plastics. In this model, consumers pay a deposit to use takeout boxes, cups, and other containers. They get their deposit back when the containers are picked up from their home by a courier.

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Beyond the Yuck Factor: Cities Turn to ‘Extreme' Water Recycling

Jim Robbins

June 06, 2023 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

San Francisco is popularizing centralized water reuse systems that collect blackwater from toilets and sinks and greywater from showers and washing machines to clean it and use it again. This is a cheaper, more sustainable option for nonpotable water used to water plants or flush toilets in a city struggling with water scarcity.

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