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Green burials is a growing trend amongst the older generations nowadays. It ensures that the burial site remains as natural as possible in all respects. Interment of the bodies is done in a bio-degradable casket, shroud, or a favorite blanket. No embalming fluid, no concrete vaults. We don’t usually expect graveyards to give us much besides a chance to express grief, but a small town in Spain has found a new use for them: energy powerhouses. It has placed more than 400 solar panels on top of mausoleums in the local cemetery.
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| Electronic waste or "e-waste" is a garbage type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic devices. Due to the difficulty and cost of recycling them as well as lackluster enforcement of legislation, large amounts of used electronics have been sent to countries such as China, India, and Kenya, where lower environmental standards and working conditions make processing them more profitable.
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| About 1 billion people live on $1 a day or less and can't get a foothold on the economic ladder. Once they have the foothold, they can climb further themselves. But among the barriers to getting on the ladder is a lack of access to markets. For example, in countries with poor road infrastructure, even successful farmers may not be able to get their crops to cities to sell.
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