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Ecocultural project by [•]squareDot Media compiled by fetsiboomsticks. Environmental awareness, green activism. #Sustainability #Environment #ClimateChange #Recycling #Plastic

By Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)

Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Coffee
Researchers dumped tons of coffee waste into a forest. This is what it looks like now.
upworthy.com - Tod Perry
One of the biggest problems with coffee production is that it generates an incredible amount of waste. Once coffee beans are separated from cherries, …
Mar 29
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Wasteplan | Residential Collection | Waste Collection Cape Town
wasteplan.co.za
WastePlan is contracted to collect residential recycling within the City of Cape Town’s free door-to-door collection service.
Sep 3, 2018
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Kenyan Company Is Solving the Plastic Problem… With Bricks
facebook.com - A Plus
Kenyan Company Is Solving the Plastic Problem… With Bricks | Facebook The product is more reliable than you may think. Kenyan Company Is Solving the …
Feb 12
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Sustainability
Swedish company's 'endless' garbage bag is a game-changer
Input - Mehreen Kasana
Meet Longopac. As a species, we need to get creative with trash, otherwise, we might eventually choke the planet with it. A Swedish company called …
Jan 24
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
How the Soviet Union's end sparked a grand rewilding
BBC Future - Chris Baraniuk
When Alyona Koshkina walks through the wild grasses of Kazakhstan’s vast plains in spring, she is overwhelmed by the life blooming around her. Migratory birds zip overhead through a sprawling sky, greenery...
Jan 7
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
‘Major Hurdle’ Cleared as Youth Activists Advance Historic Climate Case
ecowatch.com - By Dana Drugmand
An unprecedented climate lawsuit brought by six Portuguese youths is to be fast-tracked at Europe's highest court, it was announced today. The …
Nov 30, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Animals Are Using Utah's Largest Wildlife Overpass Earlier Than Expected
smithsonianmag.com - Theresa Machemer
Why did the moose cross Interstate 80? Because three-and-a-half miles of fencing guided it to Utah’s largest wildlife overpass. Utah’s Department of …
Nov 30, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
New Zealand couple shuns developers to give 900 hectares of land to nation
The Guardian - Eleanor Ainge Roy in Queenstown
Dick and Jillian Jardine said it was ‘the right thing’ to hand beautiful plot in Remarkables to national trust for conservation A New Zealand farming family has gifted 900 hectares of pristine land by...
Nov 25, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Environment
Why trees really matter in the race to decarbonization
weforum.org - Dan Lambe
Companies around the globe are working to reduce and offset carbon emissions. It’s a critical move to help curb the devastating impacts of climate …
Nov 13, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Tableware
This tableware made from bamboo and sugar waste biodegrades in 60 days
Fast Company - By Kristin Toussaint
As importantly, it’s nearly as cheap as plastic. Single-use tableware like cups, plates, and to-go containers are a huge source of waste. Even if they’re deemed compostable, they might still end up in...
Nov 12, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Hong Kong teens aim to tackle food waste with their invention, Easy Car
South China Morning Post - Ben Pang
Food waste, compared to waste from paper, plastics, metals and other electrical appliances, is often overlooked because people believe it will break …
Nov 9, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
How I Manage 28 Financial Accounts In A Single App
Forbes - Rob Berger
I received an email last month from a follower of my YouTube channel. Tired of juggling multiple accounts, she wanted a single app that could monitor everything from bank accounts to credit cards to her...
Nov 8, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
The army of women saving India’s storks
Al Jazeera - Neeta Lal
In Assam’s Kamrup district, Purnima Barman is known as the ‘stork sister’ – and her Hargila Army is on a mission. Purnima Devi Barman, 39, knew something was awry when she was doing research for her PhD...
Nov 8, 2020
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Nov 6, 2020
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Nov 6, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
New N.J. law bars businesses from handing out plastic bags, straws, food containers
pennlive.com - Michael Sol Warren | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The ban is officially in the bag. Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed a new law banning businesses from handing out single-use plastic bags, …
Nov 5, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Scientists Call for a Ban on Glitter, The Latest Microplastic Found Polluting the Ocean
returntonow.net
Like microbeads, glitter is a microplastic polluting the ocean and seafood As we inch closer toward fulfilling the prediction of more plastic in the …
Nov 25, 2017
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
How are you helping wildlife in your garden? Share your experiences
The Guardian - Guardian community team
We want to hear how you’ve been helping the animals and insects in your garden Gardens are important habitats for a range of species including small mammals, songbirds and insects. Although it might seem...
Nov 3, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
The 22-year-old on a mission to find the greenest projects in Europe
Euronews Living - euronews
22-year-old French student, Antoine Abou, has set off on a 7,000 km cycling trip to showcase the best environmental initiatives around Europe. His …
Oct 25, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Brain cells
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Oct 23, 2020
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Will a $26M Robot Dolphin Replace Captive Animals in Aquariums and Theme Parks?
ecowatch.com - Tiffany Duong
Life-sized, ultra-realistic robotic dolphins could help end animal captivity by replacing living creatures in aquariums and theme parks. Edge …
Oct 22, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
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Oct 22, 2020
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1:50
Life Hack #4: How to Unlock & Reuse Zip ties(Cable ties): 2 easy methods
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This video clips shows that how to unlock a plastic zip tie (cable tie, tie wrap, zap strap) without cutting it, so you can use it again and again. Here i have taught 2 easy methods for open these kind...
Jan 23, 2015
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
All New Rooftops Must Be Covered in Plants or Solar Panels in France
returntonow.net
Frances’s new “green roof” law is cooling city streets, cutting heating and air conditioning costs, reducing water and air pollution, providing …
Nov 12, 2019
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Central America
Mexico Bans Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide
returntonow.net
Mexico announces a plan to be 100% glyphosate-free by 2024 Mexico is breaking free from Monsanto’s grip on its soil. The country’s Environment Ministry …
Jul 12, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
Nearly 40% of Russia's Food Still Comes From Small, Family Gardens
returntonow.net
Almost half of Russia’s food is grown in backyard gardens! While most of the world is completely dependent on industrial agriculture, the Russian …
Feb 13, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
These Solar-Powered Barges Scoop Up 50 Tons of Plastic Waste Per Day
returntonow.net
The ‘Interceptor” stops ocean plastic at its source, rivers The teenage Dutch inventor behind the Ocean Cleanup has invented a solar-powered barge to …
Feb 25, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
We couldn't have figs without wasps. Here's how mutualism works.
National Geographic - Liz Langley
A form of symbiosis, mutualism is an interaction between two individuals that benefits both—and it’s widespread across the animal kingdom. It’s well known that pollinators give us our favorite foods, strawberries...
Sep 25, 2020
Tanya Pretorius (fetsiboomsticks)
These carbon-negative, ocean-degradable straws and forks are made from greenhouse gases
Fast Company - By Adele Peters
Newlight has developed a material—made by microbes—that uses methane to make everything from utensils to purses to glasses. At a new production facility in Huntington Beach, California, a 50-foot-tall...
Sep 24, 2020