Leader Named 'Roosevelt' Leads Caribbean Nation in Banning Plastics and Styrofoam
The aggressive ban is set to go into effect in January 2019.
The aggressive ban is set to go into effect in January 2019.
At the age of 17, after witnessing hundreds of snakes dying from drought on his island in India, Jadav Payeng started to grow trees on what was barren land devastated by erosion. 35 years later a jungle of almost 3000 acres (1200 hectares) -- larger than Central Park -- has grown in the wasteland, thanks to his daily and careful cultivation.
In addition to being horribly annoying, differing cell phones chargers also result in tons of electronic waste being sent to the landfill.
Hundreds of social media users have joined in on the #StonerCleanupInitiative as a means of cleaning up their own "green" spaces.
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The legislation's approval was reportedly welcomed with cheering and clapping from the room of MPs.
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Jean Bosco may have grown up in a home without electricity or running water, but that did not stop him from using his high school education to do great things for his country.
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The plaques were created "under the premise of breaking [down] the barriers that impede access to arts and cultures."
This couple had no experience in designing prosthetics or recycling ocean trash – but that didn't stop them from coming up with a brilliant pairing.
This gorgeous floating park is made entirely out of recycled trash that was collected from the river on which it floats.
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