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Nigerian interior decor with waste paper

One Nigerian artist and sculptor is giving waste a second chance by turning used paper, fabric and bric-a-brac into decorative objects and upcycled furniture. He also educates others on proper waste management.…

9 months ago

by Ifunanya Nwachukwu

A Nigerian museum turns waste into art

A museum in Nigeria is attracting visitors with decoration and works of art made from upcycled materials. The museum wants to encourage recycling to protect the environment and teach young people how…

1 year ago

Entertainment|Newsletter

Making art from coconut shell

The Lagos State Coconut Development Authority, LASCODA, is changing how coconut waste is managed by training people to turn it into arts and crafts.…

4 years ago

GTV Exclusive

Tonnes of waste pollutes dam in Bosnia

A large quantity of waste, estimated at between 4,000 and 5,000 cubic metres, invades the dam of a hydroelectric power station on the Drina river in eastern Bosnia. One of Bosnia's five…

4 years ago

News·World

Saving lives with plastic waste: Ugandan company recycles plastics into PPE for hospitals

It's Christmas Day and following a year which has been harrowing for so many, we've decided to look back at the good news of 2020. We begin in Uganda, where a plastics…

4 years ago

Africa·News

Waste To Wealth: Plastic often recycled into pillows, mattresses

Waste To Wealth: Plastic often recycled into pillows, mattresses…

4 years ago

Business·News

Rowing while dredging waste: Hungarian race in green mode

The 150 competitors meeting on the shores of Hungary's second largest river carry somewhat unusual equipment for a boat race -- protective gloves, rubber boots and large plastic bags, to collect as…

5 years ago

News·World

Salvaging raw materials from car batteries

Waste car batteries usually end up on the scrapheap. But a German engineer has made it his mission to recycle them - by extracting the valuable raw materials they contain.…

5 years ago

Science & Tech

Doing Your Bit: Weaving waste into fashion

An organization in Nigeria is combining environmental action with female empowerment. It trains women to recycle waste plastic by weaving it into fashion accessories - which they can sell for a profit.…

5 years ago

News·World

Germany produces record amount of packaging waste

Despite good recycling habits, Germans get through a quarter ton of packaging per person each year. A new law is supposed to boost industrial-scale recycling and reusable wrapping and containers.…

6 years ago

News·World

War waste: A never-ending battle

War waste: A never-ending battle…

6 years ago

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waste

Nigerian interior decor with waste paper

A Nigerian museum turns waste into art

Making art from coconut shell

Tonnes of waste pollutes dam in Bosnia

Saving lives with plastic waste: Ugandan company recycles plastics into PPE for hospitals

Waste To Wealth: Plastic often recycled into pillows, mattresses

Rowing while dredging waste: Hungarian race in green mode

Salvaging raw materials from car batteries

Doing Your Bit: Weaving waste into fashion

Germany produces record amount of packaging waste

War waste: A never-ending battle

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