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  • Can Norway help us solve the plastic crisis, one bottle at a time?

    Matthew Taylor

    July 12, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Norway, Oslo

    Norway runs a return and recycling program for bottles and cans that is a measurably successful. They tax companies that produce plastics—unless the companies can prove they recycle more 95% of production. Consumers are encouraged to return plastic with a small cash incentive.

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  • The man who paves India's roads with old plastic

    Kamala Thiagarajan

    July 09, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Madurai

    Dr. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, a chemistry professor in India, has a new approach to plastic. "It's time we stop seeing plastic as the enemy and turn it into our biggest resource," Dr. Vasudevan says. By adding molten used plastic into a mixture of bitumen, a substance that binds roads, the professor found a solution that stuck. India has since paved over 16,000 km of roads since 2002 using plastic as part of the process.

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  • She cut her weekly trash down so much it fits in an unbelievably small jar

    Victoria Adams Fogg

    July 07, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

    Buying local and in bulk, carrying her own containers, planning ahead and making her own food has resulted in this woman's weekly trash output being contained to a single 2.5-inch-tall Mason jar.

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  • This Boot Camp Trains Young People to Fight Plastic Pollution

    Shaima Shamdeen

    July 06, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    A boot camp in New Orleans equips young activists with the knowledge and communications tools to educate their own peers about the pressing issue of plastic pollution. Students return home to their communities ready to make concrete changes in local businesses and minds.

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  • Can plastic roads curb waste epidemic?

    Katy Scott

    July 02, 2018 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Scotland

    Aiming to improve road conditions and cut down on plastic waste, a Scottish engineer found a way to blend the two. After testing a series of different recipes, he found the perfect recipe that is now being used across United Kingdom and the Gulf, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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  • A chemical breakthrough could eat the plastic pollution crisis

    Bonnie Christian

    July 01, 2018 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, East Menlo Park, California

    When plastics are recycled with remnants of food or grease on them, they are discarded due to market regulations, thus adding to the world's trash problem. One researcher has found a solution to account for these: a bacteria that liquefies the contaminated materials.

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  • These Chennai temples are showing the way to more eco-friendly ways of worship

    Laasya Shekhar

    June 28, 2018 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Chennai

    In Indian temples, NGOs and priests are partnering to reduce floral waste. Many tons of flowers are diverted from landfills and rivers, using methods like composting and reprocessing--and the idea appears to be catching on.

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  • Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production

    Isabelle Morrison

    June 25, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Manila Bay in the Philippines is covered in trash - more specifically discarded plastic waste that has been exported from the United States. Facing an imminent risk of the Bay (which many local fishers depend on) disappearing, two organizations partnered together to create the “Stopping Plastic Where It Starts Tour." Targeting specifically U.S. communities experiencing the harmful impacts of fracking, the tour aims to reduce plastic consumption and production through awareness.

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  • Landing On Your Feet

    Jill Harkins

    June 20, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    PAR-Recycle Works has a twofold mission: reduce recidivism and help the planet. By teaching employees to break down electronics, the program has a sustainable source of funding through the sale of scrap metal. So far, the program has employed 33 formerly incarcerated individuals, and it is successfully helping them reintegrate into society.

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  • Plastic of the Future

    Sena Christian

    June 19, 2018 |

    Comstock's Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Traditional plastics like those used in disposable bottle production can be broken down into smaller pieces when recycled, but aren't completely biodegradable. Bioplastics, a technology that has recently gained traction the plastic packaging market, is plant-based, making it at attractive option for reducing plastic waste.

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