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Good idea: paint against malaria
https://good-search.org/about/en/project/plastic-2-paint/
Most people in West Africa do not get their drinking water from the pipe at home but buy water packaged in “sachets”, thin plastic bags. After use, the sachets end up in the garbage – or the countryside. The student-led social startup P2P from the Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria tackles this problem. They use plastic as a raw material to produce a high-quality wall paint – Plastic to Paint. This reduces the environmental impact and makes efficient use of scarce raw materials.
The student founders go one step further: They add a natural insect repellent made from orange peel. That is truly innovative. The additive is unlikely to provide protection forever. But the students could prove its effectiveness already for at least 6 months.
https://good-search.org/about/en/project/plastic-2-paint/
Most people in West Africa do not get their drinking water from the pipe at home but buy water packaged in “sachets”, thin plastic bags. After use, the sachets end up in the garbage – or the countryside. The student-led social startup P2P from the Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria tackles this problem. They use plastic as a raw material to produce a high-quality wall paint – Plastic to Paint. This reduces the environmental impact and makes efficient use of scarce raw materials.
The student founders go one step further: They add a natural insect repellent made from orange peel. That is truly innovative. The additive is unlikely to provide protection forever. But the students could prove its effectiveness already for at least 6 months.
GOOD – The search engine for a better world
Plastic 2 Paint – Insect repellent paint from recycled plastics - GOOD – The search engine for a better world
The Nigerian student-run startup recycles plastic sachets into paint and adds an organic insect repellent.
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TIL from 2014 to 2019 Flint, Michigan was exposed to contaminated water, leaving 12000 children exposed to lead, 79 lawsuits, 12 deaths, 4 firings, 4 resignations, and one conviction in which the convicted was given just one-year probation. [source, comments]
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Ministry of Doubleplusgood Dope 2️⃣➕😊
https://www.srf.ch/news/international/parlamentswahlen-in-indien-stehen-die-teuersten-wahlen-aller-zeiten-an
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Parlamentswahlen in Indien - Narendra Modi unterdrückt Andersgläubige – das kommt gut an
Der indische Premier geht hart gegen Christen und Muslime vor – nun könnte er die Wahl erneut gewinnen. Was ist da los?
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Volksverpetzer
So gefährlich können "Finfluencer" für unsere Demokratie sein
Ganz schnell ganz reich werden – das ist das zweifelhafte Versprechen, mit dem Finanz-Influencer, kurz Finfluencer, werben. Neben oft unbrauchbaren Finanz-Tipps verbreiten sie aber oft auch Desinformation, Demokratiefeindlichkeit und auch Antisemitismus.
Forwarded from 🎓 TIL - Today I Learned but no 🐝
TIL that Islam spread to North Africa because a general decided to ignore his orders. The Caliph sent a letter ordering his general not to invade Egypt. Suspecting it contained orders to withdraw, he said he would open it at the end of the day – by which time he had crossed the border. [source, comments]
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Shacke One - Boss der Panke
Nordachse CashGroup & hhv.de präsentieren "Boss der Panke" aus Shacke One's Debüt-Album "Stecks, Schmiers & Suffs". Instrumental von Klaus Layer. Produziert von Achim Funk. Video von Martin Swarovski.
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Free-Download:
http://www.upstruct.org/shacke-one
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