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Environment KenyaKenyan Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Tiles
Two environmental scientists are stepping up to fight Kenya’s plastic pollution crisis: upon witnessing the mountains of waste in the central town of Gilgil, the scientists decided to turn trash into building blocks for the community.
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Environment MexicoYour Next Handbag Might Be Made from Cactus Leather
Although Mexican entrepreneurs Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez are not the first to produce vegan leather, a key factor puts them at the top: their cactus leather is completely plastic-free, making the material both animal and environment-friendly.
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Environment UAEDubai Rules: Drink Free Tap Water in Restaurants, Don’t Use Plastic Bottles
New measures to cut down single-use plastic water bottles in Dubai is taking effect in 2020: restaurants will be advised to offer free tap water, and landlords will be responsible for ensuring their tanks are well-maintained.
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Heroes IrelandTeenager Uses What He Learned in Chemistry Class to Remove Microplastics from Oceans
18-year-old Irish Fionn Ferreira has invented a magnetic liquid trap that is able to affordably remove 90% of microplastics from the ocean – all thanks to an oil spill he spotted on a rock when he was kayaking that reminded him of a chemistry lesson.
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Environment Switzerland187 Countries Agree to Stricter Rules on Plastic Waste Trade
The United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland has announced a new deal, signed by almost all the world’s countries, that restricts shipping lower-quality plastic waste to developing countries – to better protect humans and the environment.
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Environment The NetherlandsThe Ocean Cleanup is Now Cleaning Rivers to Fight Plastic Pollution at the Source
The Ocean Cleanup has developed a new strategy to stop plastic waste from entering our oceans and harming marine animals, by removing trash directly from the source: rivers, or as CEO Boyan Slat likes to call it, “The arteries that carry waste from land to the…
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Environment The PhilippinesSuper Typhoons Make Farmer in the Philippines Grow Bamboo for Toothbrushes
After growing up watching his father barely make a living through slash-and-burn agriculture in the Philippines province of Sultan Kudarat, Mark Sultan Gersava became a bamboo “chief executive farmer” to help other farmers earn more – while straying away from plastic pollution.
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