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ELIMINATING THE IDEA OF WASTE®

The Positive Impact of Environmental “Gamification”

Getting people excited about environmental issues can take a bit of strategy. Natural resource depletion, global warming, landfill waste and water contamination are topics that can be intimidating when presented to the average consumer, especially for the demographic we most hope to reach: young people and future stewards. With so much on the line for establishing sustainable infrastructures for future generations, it is important that we find ways to engage youth and make motivations for environmentalism positive and fun.

Jersey Fresh Jam in Trenton brings together artists from all over the country

For the fourth year in a row, graffiti artist Mimik and The Fresh Collective out of Elizabeth have come to the Jersey Fresh Jam to do what they love — spray paint walls with magnificent creations. “You get to meet a lot of people,” Mimik said of the free event at TerraCycle that features graffiti artists, break dancers and hip hop artists from around the country. “It’s a culture base back in the day ... a return to the past.”

Students have pen pal in trucker

ears ago, when South Wayne elementary teacher Jina Newman signed her students up with a Trucker Buddy, there was no email, no internet. Her third-graders wrote their Trucker Buddy once a month and the trucker buddy would send them a postcard every week. Newman would get out a map and the class would put pins where their Trucker Buddy had been.

Edina Realty donates to Habitat for Humanity

Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity in Brainerd received a grant from the Edina Realty Foundation to help support its mission to bring people together to build homes, community and hope.
Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity strives to ensure that everyone, everywhere has at least a simple, decent place to call home. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all.

Zero waste kjøkken

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