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Hannah Stelben

Franklin & Marshall College

Essay | Is the key to solving the plastic problem in our past?
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Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Celia Ledón: Turning waste into wonderful
Anneliese Forlenza

George Washington University

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ModiMask: Turning used surgical masks into tote bags
Cael Parker

Virginia Commonwealth University

ModiMask: Turning used surgical masks into tote bags
Kids can do it too: How a children’s book can inspire community-based action for the environment
Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Unpacking the packaging potential of mycelium, the mushroom ‘roots’ of many uses
Kala Menchetti Hunter

Northwestern University

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Policy Perspectives | Cutting the plastic noose
Madison Paulus

George Washington University

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Essay | Can thrifting combat fast fashion?
Madison Paulus

George Washington University

Essay | Can thrifting combat fast fashion?

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Cleanup Club Chicago tackles pollution after COVID pandemic increases single-use plastics litter
Astry Rodriguez

Northwestern University

Systems of dignity: How recyclers are making cents of the bottle bill
Eva Kotobuki Sideris

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

From the landfill to the wardrobe: Wasted textiles find a new home
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Planet Forward Alumnus

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Thermal cooker helps reduce indoor air pollution, use of wood as fuel
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Planet Forward Alumnus

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NelPlast: Transforming plastic waste into low-cost houses in Ghana
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Planet Forward Alumnus

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Designer Daniel Davilla finds the beauty in discarded materials
Elena Walsh Ferré

George Washington University

International student’s idea to repurpose barns becomes agro-plastic recycling company
Sara Wiatrak

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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Inside GW’s single-use plastic policy
Georgena Mierow

George Washington University

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