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People Are Cooking With Human Poo — and That’s a Good Thing
In Kenya, the future of sanitation may entail turning human waste into fuel.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How this Social Entrepreneur is Pioneering a Green Revolution
Founder of Geetanjali Envirotech, Raaginii Jaain was disturbed by the amount of waste generated in India and its poor management.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
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- South Asia
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The Neighborhood Toilet Champion
“The waste water was always coming out of my compound and into the street!” exclaims Monsieur Theodore Danho, a landlord in the crowded capital city of Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Transforming Waste Management, and Waste-Pickers’ Prospects, in Bengaluru
In February, Ennovent Global's Impact Investment Holding invested in Hasiru Dala Innovations, a Bengaluru-based company offering waste management services. The firm's initiatives, centered on the circular economy principle, provide waste management and urban gardening services and products, and also help ensure the livelihoods of waste-pickers, improve facilities for Bengaluru residents and divert over 90 percent of waste from landfills.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment, Investing
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Human Waste as Sustainable Energy? This High School Student Made It Happen
Despite how gross you may think it is, there are some upsides of human waste that are worth talking about.
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- Energy, Entrepreneurship, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Cape Town’s waste entrepreneurs helping to create a green environment
They started the initiative to encourage recycling in parts of the city where the council did not provide recycling opportunities‚ and in their short existence are already taking in up to 100 drop-offs a day from residents at their single depot at the Gardens Bowling Club in the City Bowl.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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