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  • Fish Net Fashion

    Gelareh Darabi

    May 18, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Slovenia, Ajdovščina, Municipality of Ajdovščina

    "Ghost gear" are nylon nets and other waste left behind in our oceans by fishing boats - they cause massive environmental damage, releasing toxins in the water, ensnaring wildlife, and clogging up beaches. Now one organisation, the Healthy Seas Initiative, is working with fishermen and a sportswear company called ECONYL to retrieve abandoned nets from out of the ocean and convert the materials into clothing, carpets, and more.

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  • Carbon Pricing Helping Farmers Ease Methane Pollution

    John Upton

    April 24, 2015 |

    Climate Central |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The government wants more farmers turning waste methane into biogas to help combat the negative effects of global climate change. California is leading the initiative, largely through a cap-and-trade program.

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  • Denmark's vision for solving the world's water woes

    Jean Chua

    March 25, 2015 |

    Eco-Business |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Though once the rivers were afoul with pollution and the carcasses of poisoned fish and the water from taps was too hazardous to drink, Denmark now boasts some of the world's cleanest drinking water and some of it's most comprehensive programs for good water management. The Danish government is looking to help other nations replicate their success, leveraging technology and collaboration to better manage water treatment and conservation for all.

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  • Recycling Unused Medicines to Save Money and Lives

    David Bornstein

    March 20, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    One in five seniors reports cutting back on basics like food or heat to afford prescription drugs - for many, cutting back on medicine led to faster health declines, increased hospitalizations and premature death. Sirum, a new nonprofit, was designed to make it easy for institutions to donate medicines with the assurance that they would be safely transported and dispensed to people who needed them.

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  • Efficiency in the Kitchen to Reduce Food Waste

    Kim Severson

    March 03, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    America loses about 31 percent of its food to waste. Driven by environmental, social and economic pressure, more and more cities are starting mandatory compost programs.

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  • Why DIY Public Spaces Are Starting to Take Off in Turkey

    Jennifer Hattam

    February 10, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, İzmir

    An absence of public infrastructure and park space hasn't stopped the people of Izmir, Turkey from gathering in and enjoying the outdoors. Now a few clever and creative individuals are helping teach their communities to reclaim public spaces, sharing designs for recycling materials to build things like benches or docks for all to enjoy.

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  • These Cities are Trading in Cigarette Butts for Cash

    Courtney Subramanian

    December 10, 2014 |

    NationSwell |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Most cities may have enacted smoking laws to curb people from lighting up in public, but cigarette butts continue to blanket streets, parks and beaches. Salem, Mass., and New Orleans are two such communities that have partnered with TerraCycle, a New Jersey-based company that pays by the pound for cigarette waste.

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  • The Floating Gardens of Bangladesh

    Amy Yee

    November 18, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Each year the brown waters of the Gumani river swell during the summer monsoon, creeping over the surrounding fields to flood Charbhangura, a village of 2,500 people in the Pabna district of northwest Bangladesh - when the fields flood, the farmers have no work. Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha trains locals to create floating farms and provide work, money, and food in all seasons.

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  • The Company That Turns Plastic Bottles Into Fabric—and Jobs

    John Tierney

    November 07, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

    Thread is a social enterprise out of Pittsburgh taking a two-for-one approach to the issues of both poverty and pollution in Haiti. They help take plastic waste out of the environment by turning it into durable fabrics that are sold to clothing and accessory companies looking to source responsible materials, and they create sustainable jobs for Haitians who collect and process the plastic waste.

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  • Scott Paper's Tube-Free Toilet Paper Cuts Down On Waste

    Lorraine Chow

    September 02, 2014 |

    NationSwell |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Every year, more than 17 billion toilet paper cardboard tubes are thrown into the trash. To cut down on waste and make the tissue more eco-friendly, Scott Naturals line of toilet paper is eliminating the inner tube altogether.

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