From Plastic to Pavement
Eco-roads made from plastic promise a viable solution for waste management and the reduction of crude oil use. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
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The People’s Platform
The founder of Wikipedia wants to banish fake news with the creation of a new social media network. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
A Green Fix for Chain Link
Plant Seads designs planters to turn metal fences into sustainable urban gardens that can produce food and clean the air. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
Reducing Emissions
Research has found that the simple act of adding an unassuming seaweed called Asparagopsis taxiformis to cattle feed can lower the amount of methane that cows produce by a stunning 60 percent. A What's Next article from the Spring 2020 issue.
Childcare Is Real Work
Mopi, a social venture that aims to professionalize and build a network of home-based day cares in Brazil, is helping to fill an important gap in early childhood care and education in Brazil. A What's Next article from the Spring 2020 issue.
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Retailing with Heart
At Panera Cares cafés, there’s a donation box where customers pay on the honor system.
Antipoverty Apps
mPowering has created an app that awards goods and services to individuals facing extreme poverty when they make beneficial choices.
Stopping Child Porn
Computer imaging technology gets put to work to fight child porn fast—five-millisecond-fast.
Curling Up with E-Readers
Worldreader.org is using electronic reading devices to catalyze a new culture of global literacy.
Trawling for Trash
An EU Fisheries Commission Project pays fisherman to remove plastic debris from the Mediterranean Sea.