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essay | is the key to solving the plastic problem in our past?
hannah stelben

franklin & marshall college

essay | is the key to solving the plastic problem in our past?
essay | how a student-led social enterprise inspires youth to think globally, and act locally
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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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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systems of dignity: how recyclers are making cents of the bottle bill
eva kotobuki sideris

planet forward sr. correspondent | california state polytechnic university, humboldt

systems of dignity: how recyclers are making cents of the bottle bill
nelplast: transforming plastic waste into low-cost houses in ghana
beverly ndifoin

mandela washington fellow | notre dame university

a man wearing a blue button-down shirt, with a white mask in his shirt pocket, tan pants, and a bright blue hardhat, stands in front of a large stack of primarily gray plastic bricks.

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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

garden bed with green sprouts covered by a dome of plastic sheeting.
inside gw’s single-use plastic policy
georgena mierow

george washington university

sustainability that sticks: gw students make reducing plastic personal
greer blount

planet 世界杯欧洲预选赛免费直播 | george washington university

a person in a white shirt, head not pictured, holds a yellow water bottle with several colorful, overlapping stickers.
three plastic-free ways to start your day
willow hasson

george washington university

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untangling the web of plastic bag bans
ryan bieber

planet 世界杯欧洲预选赛免费直播 | ithaca college

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’it was never really just about plastic drinking straws’: plastic elimination starts small
carter weinhofer

planet forward sr. correspondent | eckerd college

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