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Community, Environment

Powering Parks: Parks in London’s Hackney could be used to generate green energy

Parks in London’s Hackney could help to produce green energy to heat nearby buildings, under the Powering Parks project. Powering Parks aims to explore whether underground and water heat pumps could be used to generate sustainable energy, which could be used to power nearby buildings. It is a collaboration between Hackney Council, 10:10 Climate Action and energy consultants Scene, and is funded by Nesta’s Rethinking Parks … Continue reading Powering Parks: Parks in London’s Hackney could be used to generate green energy

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Circular Living, Community

Repurpose Schoolbags: Upcycled, solar-powered bags enabling school children in South Africa to study after dark

Repurpose Schoolbags are upcycled plastic bags featuring integrated solar technology which is enabling school children in South Africa to study after dark. Millions of school children in South Africa walk long distances to and from school on a daily basis. Once they return home, many of them are unable to study at night due to the absence of secure light sources. Repurpose Schoolbags brings together … Continue reading Repurpose Schoolbags: Upcycled, solar-powered bags enabling school children in South Africa to study after dark

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Community, Gardens

Prinzessinnengarten: Urban farm building community and helping people to live more sustainably in Berlin

Berlin-based urban farm Prinzessinnengarten [Princess Gardens] is providing a space for residents to learn about organic food production and sustainable living, in a neighbourhood which was once part of the former West Berlin adjoining the Berlin Wall. Created on a plot of land in Kreuzberg that was home to abandoned factories, power plants and derelict apartment blocks, Prinzessinnengarten was opened in 2009 to demonstrate the … Continue reading Prinzessinnengarten: Urban farm building community and helping people to live more sustainably in Berlin

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Community, Design & Architecture

NoKa Fair: Recycled shipping container mall built with a Hawaiian flair selling local Kauai crafts and products

Shipping containers for use as shopping centres are no new feat – there’s the originals such as London’s Boxpark, and then there’s Bangkok’s Artbox, Seoul’s Common Ground and Mexico’s Container City to name but a few. And now the sustainable use of shipping containers as shopping malls has extended to Hawaii. NoKa Fair, located in Kauai’s North Kapaa, opened its doors last year selling local … Continue reading NoKa Fair: Recycled shipping container mall built with a Hawaiian flair selling local Kauai crafts and products

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Community

Refurbished bus turned mobile classroom helping to educate San Francisco’s disadvantaged adults

San Francisco nonprofit Five Keys has transformed a city bus into a mobile classroom, providing a space for the city’s disadvantaged residents to learn. The first-of-its-kind mobile classroom has a library, a cozy study nook, Internet access, Chromebooks, white boards, desks, and a teacher. The refurbished bus, which is emblazoned with the tagline The Self-Determination Project, is equipped with all the resources, equipment, supplies, and … Continue reading Refurbished bus turned mobile classroom helping to educate San Francisco’s disadvantaged adults

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Community, Gardens

Végétalisons Paris: Parisians encouraged to green their city by planting public gardens

Végétalisons Paris is encouraging citizens of Paris to get involved in “greening the city” by planting their own urban garden. Participants can green the capital in various ways, from cultivating greenery in front of their homes or offices, to creating living walls to a rooftop garden. Paris has a lack of green space. The municipality of Paris has set a target to increase the amount … Continue reading Végétalisons Paris: Parisians encouraged to green their city by planting public gardens

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Community

Social media #trashtag challenge inspiring people to take action to clean-up their environment

Social media is proving its environmental purpose, as it were, with the #trashtag challenge, mobilising people worldwide to become environmental guardians and help in clean-up efforts. The #trashtag challenge is a simple concept that involves people taking before and after photos. So taking a before image of a place overrun with trash, and an after image, following cleaning up. People worldwide have cleaned up forests, … Continue reading Social media #trashtag challenge inspiring people to take action to clean-up their environment

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Community, Travel

Model Market: Bangkok’s first upcycle-focused night market opens in Thonglor

Bangkok is famous for its night markets, now there’s a new night market in town, Model Market, focused entirely on upcycling. What is being heralded as Bangkok’s first upcycle market, the entire concept of Bangkok’s brand new food, beverage, and entertainment urban space is that everything is recycled or reused. The aim of Model Market is to promote sustainability by eliminating single-use plastic and minimising … Continue reading Model Market: Bangkok’s first upcycle-focused night market opens in Thonglor

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Community heroes Brixton Soup Kitchen providing positive vibes and a support system for those in need

Brixton Soup Kitchen is a community space for homeless people and Londoners in need by providing free food, support and company. The South London-based soup kitchen on Coldharbour Lane provides hot meals, as well as a food bank and clothes bank. Service users also have access to legal advice, CV workshops, job guidance, advice on housing, and confidence-boasting coaching. Brixton Soup Kitchen was founded in … Continue reading Community heroes Brixton Soup Kitchen providing positive vibes and a support system for those in need

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Detroit Dirt: Pashon Murray’s passion for waste reduction contributing to the city’s move to zero-waste

Detroit Dirt, a local composting and biomass collection company in Detroit, is aiming to create a zero-waste mindset throughout communities and drive forward a low-carbon economy. At the heart of the business is co-founder Pashon Murray, who is passionate about waste reduction, recycling, the reuse of materials and keeping things out of landfill. Detroit Dirt collects manure from plant eating animals at the Detroit Zoo … Continue reading Detroit Dirt: Pashon Murray’s passion for waste reduction contributing to the city’s move to zero-waste

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