In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about South Korea’s wildly successful food recycling initiative, Chile’s decision to ban single-use plastics, and a growing collaboration between hairdressers and environmental activists.
South Korea’s food recycling turnaround saves 95% of edible waste from landfill
A combination of new food disposal laws and a changing attitude towards nutrition itself has resulted in huge successes for the small country’s food recycling programme.
The new law will come into effect at the end of 2021, and will cover a number of environmentally damaging plastic products such as disposable food packaging, shopping bags and cutlery.
Hair waste from salons recycled to mop up oil spills on sea shores
Hairdressers from UK and Ireland sign up to initiative to protect environment and power National Grid, with over 550 salons joining the Green Salon Collective in the past ten months.
Judgement-free online platform is tackling period stigma
Designed for Gen Z users, Ask August allows users to anonymously ask questions surrounding menstruation, improving access to health education in the process.
“Nature-friendly schools” are helping the UK’s wildlife-deprived children
The scheme runs as a partnership between several wildlife charities and inner city schools, aiming to make school grounds greener and more animal-friendly.
Running programme helps incarcerated women with their physical and mental health
The Oregon-based Reason To Run trains participants over the course of eight weeks, encouraging them to build a healthy relationship with themselves and others.
Idaho’s artists are rallying together to keep the Garden City creative district alive
With the town’s high levels of gentrification making certain areas unaffordable, locals creatives are coming up with unique ideas to protect culturally significant spaces.
Community-interest dance company empowers women fighting cancer
Move Dance Feel offers workshops with the intention of releasing joy amongst cancer patients, allowing women to feel more in control of their bodies despite their diagnoses.
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