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  • Zero Waste Athletics at Georgia Soccer Score Goal

    The University of Georgia soccer program held a Journey to Zero Waste Soccer Season in which it aimed for every home game to divert at least 90% of its waste from the landfill. The stadium crew set up recycling and composting bins with explanatory signage, and students volunteered to educate attendees about how to properly dispose of their waste.

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  • Social Justice and Sustainability: Denmark's Take on Green Menstruation

    The Denmark-based startup LastObject manufactures reusable menstrual products that produce less waste than the typical throw-away versions. Its reusable pad is made of polyester and bamboo and can be washed and reused for up to 10 years.

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  • Danish School Builds Network For Refugee, Migrant Women In Technology

    The ReDI School of Digital Integration offers free technology classes to women with migrant and refugee backgrounds, as well as career resources such as mentorships, company visits, talent matching, and internship opportunities. More than 500 students have participated in the school's Denmark-based programs.

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  • School alert system gives students added layer of safety

    The Oglethorpe County School System implemented a platform called Anonymous Alerts that allows students and parents to report issues such as bullying, safety concerns, and suspicious activity. The system has logged 66 submissions since it was launched in December.

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  • One Man's Trash: Athens Junk Removal Service Gives Back to Community

    A junk removal service in Athens, Georgia, is slowing the growth of the local landfill by recycling, donating, and giving away the items it can before taking the rest to the landfill.

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  • Easy as ABC? Athens B Corporations Pave New Ways to Sustainability by ‘Getting Down to Business'  

    B Local Georgia helps local businesses become B Corp certified, which means the business is sustainably operated and works to promote sustainable economic processes. The program has helped 34 companies across the state become B Corp certified.

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  • Athens Repair Café Tackles Climate Change By Repairing Items, Attitudes

    The Athens Repair Café allows locals to bring in their broken items — like bikes and appliances — to be repaired by skilled volunteers in an effort to utilize a reuse model that extends the life of the items, preventing the need for purchasing replacements. The Athens Repair Café is one of 2,664 Repair Cafés worldwide registered under Repair Café International and over the past year, about 100 items have been successfully repaired.

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  • Free relationship education program reconnects couples

    The Elevate program is a free, eight-week course that helps guides couples to reconnect with each other and develop their parenting skills. The program helps between 30 and 40 couples each year, in-person and virtually. Since its start in 2021, the program has reached more than 470 couples, 96% of which have said they leave the program feeling happier with their partners.

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  • Program trains teachers, officials to stop bad bleeds

    Stop the Bleed distributes equipment kits to agencies and departments trained in handling severe bleeds and tasks them to educate school officials on the task.

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  • Program addresses food insecurity, teaches kitchen skills to children

    Cooking to Share allows fifth- and sixth-grade students to cook meals for families in need. Since its inception, the program has served 78 families in the county, while teaching 2,000 students about cooking, food safety, foodborne illnesses, and cleanliness.

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