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Beekeeping relieves land degradation in Kyrgyzstan
Closing the loop for those losing sleep about garbage
Tired of worries over trash, one enviro studies student has a vision that includes re-embracing frugality, anaerobic digestion and high-tech gasification.
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Brazil’s waste recyclers take on vegetable oil
The unique approaches of Brazil’s waste recycling cooperatives are attracting international attention.
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Green idea: self-organizing traffic signals
Thinking outside the box, these experts are working on smart technology to cut the emissions, fuel waste and waits caused by traffic.
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A look at Vietnam’s plastic craft villages
Thousands of Hanoi residents make a living out of recycling plastic waste and provide an important environmental service at the same time.
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A growing digital waste cloud
We are tossing all our information into a big digital haze known as cloud computing — an ever-scalable collection of energy sucking data centres and server farms.
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E-waste: not your normal trash
Increasingly large amounts of electrical and electronic waste are raising questions about resource efficiency and concerns about the dangers to humans and the environment.
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Scrap and trade: scavenging myths
Scavenging from the waste stream not only reduces poverty among trash pickers, but brings myriad economic and environmental benefits.
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Food for all people
Non-profit organisation Second Harvest is doing something about the heartbreaking levels of food waste that occur in affluent countries like Japan.
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