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From plastic pollution, eSwatini woman creates money and beauty

Nokukhanya Aimienoho

June 27, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Swaziland, Mbabane

Bantwana Craft is a social enterprise that collects plastic waste to be transformed into reusable items such as coin purses, backpacks, hats, and pencil cases. The business has diverted more than 10,000 kilograms of plastic waste since its founding six years ago.

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¿Puede la bioeconomía tomar el relevo al petróleo en la Amazonia ecuatoriana?

Gabriela Barzallo

June 22, 2023 |

El País |

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Response Location: Ecuador

Naku, un centro de ecoturismo creado por los sapara (una de las once nacionalidades amazónicas del Ecuador), protege la selva, comparte su cosmovisión y genera recursos económicos de manera sostenible. El proyecto emplea a más de 30 familias y los ingresos generados van a un fondo común para financiar la educación de los niños y brindar servicios de salud.

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How to build a zero-waste economy

Joseph Winters

June 21, 2023 |

Grist |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Entrepreneurs are encouraging reuse models like return-from-home systems to transition towards a circular economy without single-use plastics. In this model, consumers pay a deposit to use takeout boxes, cups, and other containers. They get their deposit back when the containers are picked up from their home by a courier.

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Goats grazing in your backyard? This climate solution is gaining ground in California

Samson Zhang

June 16, 2023 |

Sacramento Bee |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Landscaping businesses in California are trading in the typical tools and chemicals for goat herds. The practice of bringing in goats to munch on unwanted vegetation, called targeted grazing, is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than traditional landscaping.

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How an $18.6 million dollar fund helps community organizations beat speculators and own their own spaces

Diane Bérard

June 06, 2023 |

Future of Good |

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Response Location: Canada, Quebec

More than twenty partners in Quebec (including public and private investors, philanthropic foundations, and labor funds) have joined forces to develop a suite of loan programs designed to help social-purpose organizations beat rent inflation and increase their ability to provide community services. The initiative helps qualifying organizations make real estate purchases quickly, rather than risk losing their existing spaces to other buyers while trying to arrange financing. To date, more than 30 social-purpose entities have already received financial assistance and the program is attempting to expand.

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This Coffee Shop Aids In Re-Entry, But Struggles To Find Its Own Stability

Emma Wilcox

May 30, 2023 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Hamilton, Ohio

The Fringe coffee shop in Hamilton, Ohio, employs people who were formerly incarcerated as part of a re-entry program. The shop owners work with each employee to create a re-entry plan that can include things like therapy, addiction and recovery meetings, tutoring and education, and even free tattoo removal.

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Where The Community Owns The Real Estate

Lucas Grindley

May 29, 2023 |

Next City |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Kensington Corridor Trust acquires properties along three blocks in its Philadelphia neighborhood to give the community agency and control over how that real estate is used, with an emphasis on keeping housing affordable. The trust has acquired 16 properties so far and has signed its first commercial tenant, providing space for a local business owner.

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‘Building an Industry': Medical Cannabis Investors Focus On Lab Testing For Patient Safety

Heather Harrison

May 17, 2023 |

Mississippi Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Mississippi

When the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act passed in 2022 and launched a new medical-marijuana program there was an unmet need for cannabis testing. To fill the gap, testing labs like Steep Hill Mississippi are emerging to ensure the medical marijuana available is safe to use.

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Start-ups see sustainable future in seaweed farming

Esan Swan

May 11, 2023 |

Financial Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden

Companies are beginning to grow offshore seaweed for human consumption as a protein option that’s better for the environment. Growing seaweed on ropes in the ocean is less land-intensive, sequesters carbon, and doesn’t require fertilizer or pesticides.

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One Man's Trash: Athens Junk Removal Service Gives Back to Community

Ireland Hayes

May 08, 2023 |

Grady Newsource |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

A junk removal service in Athens, Georgia, is slowing the growth of the local landfill by recycling, donating, and giving away the items it can before taking the rest to the landfill.

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