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Reimagine your plastic bags as a recyclable disk

Reimagine your plastic bags as a recyclable disk

A Boston-area startup hopes to revolutionize how plastic bags and packaging film are recycled. Since loose bags and film jam up the equipment at recycling facilities, Obaggo proposes densifying them into convenient disks in the comfort of your kitchen.

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Climate change and eye health

Climate change and eye health

Environmental degradation, air pollution and climate change are having devastating impacts in all parts of the world, with the greatest effect on vulnerable and low-income communities. The world is facing a climate emergency that threatens to undo decades of progress in global health. Climate change is exacerbating poverty and health inequality1 and slowing down the efforts of the global health community to realize universal health coverage.

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International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness Climate Action Working group

International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness Climate Action Working group

Since our workshop at the IAPB Council of Members meeting in Dar es Salaam October 2019, and the drafting of this Guide, the world has changed unrecognizably. Most countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have either been through or are in lockdown as a response. Global air traffic has seen an unprecedented decline. And health systems across the world have diverted most of their resources to manage the outbreak, resulting in an almost universal suspension of crucial eye health services such as cataract surgeries and distribution of glasses.

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A CEO’s Journey to Fight Climate Change

A CEO’s Journey to Fight Climate Change

Floreon Founder and CEO, Shaun Chatterton, tells of his 10 year journey through research and development to now offering the sustainable and high performing bioplastic, Floreon.

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How to save the planet. Narrated by David Attenborough

How to save the planet. Narrated by David Attenborough

A short 10 minute video explaining our impact as humans on our planet. Encouraging us to open our eyes to climate change, think on a planet scale, embrace the challenge we face and make sustainable changes to our planet from now on.

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