Plastic
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Health
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Health
Health UgandaCorona: Start-Up Turns Plastic Waste to Face Shields
A social enterprise in Uganda that normally turns plastic waste into building materials used their resources to help make a change amid the COVID-19 pandemic: they began making face shields out of plastic bottles – and immediately grabbed a local hospital’s attention.
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Environment
Environment United KingdomHow Satellites Can Help Fight Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans
With 8 million tons of plastic estimated to enter our oceans every year, Earth observation scientists have turned to satellites and artificial intelligence to more efficiently detect plastic pollution in the waters.
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Society
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
Environment UAEEach Person in Abu Dhabi Uses 1,184 Plastics Bags a Year – by 2021 It Will Be 0
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, is planning to ban disposable plastic bags by 2021, according to officials, to improve its environmental policies and progressively rid of all single-use plastics in a first-of-its-kind move for the nation.
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
Environment Ivory CoastThese Ladies Pick up Plastic Waste to Earn Money, Clean Streets and Build Schools
A group of women in Abidjan, Ivory Coast are collecting plastic waste to be transformed into durable bricks to build schools across the country – allowing them to earn a living, clean the environment and help improve education.