Ivory Coast inaugurates a cocoa-waste-powered biomass plant

Ivory Coast inaugurates a cocoa-waste-powered biomass plant

Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, will inaugurate a biomass plant that runs on cocoa waste.

  • July 19, 2021
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Paper Seed Co. creates face masks that turn into trees

Paper Seed Co. creates face masks that turn into trees

Putting seeds in face masks: that’s the original idea the Indian NGO Paper Seed Co. implemented to fight the pollution generated by the tons of single-use face masks dumped during the pandemic.

  • July 14, 2021
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A Nigerian NGO builds earthquake-proof houses from recycled plastic bottles

A Nigerian NGO builds earthquake-proof houses from recycled plastic bottles

How cool would it be if we could provide affordable and quality housing and help the youth in our communities while preserving the planet?

  • June 20, 2021
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Our favourite movie snack makes a wonderful packaging material

Our favourite movie snack makes a wonderful packaging material

While enjoying a bucket of popcorn at his favourite movie theatre, Alireza Kharazipour, a researcher at the University of Göttingen, had a flash of genius: replacing polystyrene-based packing peanuts with popcorn!

  • June 14, 2021
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