melts the plastic and even uses the heat and gases to fuel a turbine to generate electricity. Spain Ángel León, a three-Michelin-star chef in Spain known for innovative seafood is now cooking with rice from seagrass. He's incorporating the grain into cooking techniques as part of his quest to restore seagrass habitats around the world in order to not only slow global warming but also to feed the planet. Seagrass can absorb carbon 32 times faster than a rainforest, according to scientists, which makes them environmentally friendly.
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Europe Russia A Russian fashion label is attempting to combat St. Petersburg's garbage mountains by turning it into a supply chain. Staff sift through piles of garbage to gather a variety of recyclable items, which are then turned into bespoke recycled accessories and school supplies. As the twenty-first century progresses, fashion sustainability is more important than ever, and who knows, this just may be the next big thing.
Scotland A dollhouse enthusiast from Scotland, Roz MacLean, has made a living out of her hobby of making miniature food for dollhouses. She began watching YouTube videos to teach herself the basics four years ago. In her online Etsy shop she has sold everything from cake to fish and chips to full roast dinners! She uses polymer clay to create the dishes, which she forms with knives, chalk pastels, and a toothbrush to imitate the texture of delicious, tiny food.
France A professional yacht racer in France has created a waste-collecting sailboat that is fuelled by the waste it collects. The garbage collected with wildlife-safe nets is fed into a sorting system before being moved to an incinerator, which shreds and Estonia Conservationists have produced an odd underwater scarecrow that looks exactly like WALL-E from Pixar's WALL-E. It was built to prevent birds from being trapped in fishing nets. Every year, 400,000 birds die as a result of fishing bycatch and conservationists are working to avoid this tragedy with various deterrents. So far, the buoy has had excellent success, preventing a significant number of seabird deaths.
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