Turning Trash to Art
The story of The Wishful Project
Today’s eco snapshot👇🏽
Turning Trash to Art
Saving the Planet and Our Chocolate Cravings: NuKoKo
5 Brands That Are Tackling Food Waste
Community Asks
News That Lifted My Spirits This Week
🌟 Turning Trash to Art
The Wishful Project (TWP) is turning trash into treasure, one masterpiece at a time!
It transforms waste into artistic creations.
Their talented artists sort metal, textile, and electronic waste to create art installations for homes, offices, gardens, and other spaces.
By up-cycling waste into art, they aim to add value to the surroundings and promote community-focused sustainability awareness.
By transforming waste into art, The Wishful Project not only beautifies our spaces but also leaves behind a trail of sustainable creativity.
⌛ Time for the quiz of the week
Answer at the end of the newsletter. No one (including me) can see your response so feel free to vote 😉
✨ Saving the Planet and Our Chocolate Cravings: NuKoKo
This startup is on a mission to save the planet and our chocolate cravings 🍫
Cocoa Crunch…Cocoa beans are the main ingredient in chocolate production. But their production is linked to deforestation and significant carbon emissions. Climate change is also affecting the cocoa supply. There was a major spike in cocoa prices in 2023, and this trend continued into early 2024.
Bean There…UK-based NuKoKo is addressing this crisis with its cocoa-free chocolate. It uses fava beans instead of cocoa beans and follows the same fermentation process that transforms cocoa beans into chocolate.
Sweet Emissions…Nukoko claims that its chocolate has significantly lower emissions—up to 90% less than traditional chocolate. It also boasts 40% less sugar and numerous nutritional benefits, including high protein, fiber, and antioxidants.
✅ 5 Brands That Are Tackling Food Waste
Flashfood: This app helps you save money while fighting food waste.
Goterra: Tackling food waste by feeding it to insects inside a container.
Lumitics: Tracking and solving the food waste problem in commercial kitchens.
Kern Tec: Upcycling fruit pits into plant-based foods.
Better Origin: Converting food waste into soy-rich diet for insects.
😹 News That Lifted My Spirits This Week
Valley Victory…After a decade of protests, Chilean activists have secured 325,000 acres of the pristine Cochamó Valley, known as the "Yosemite of South America," for conservation.
Sheinbaum Shines…Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and protege of Mexico's popular outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, won a landslide to become the country's first female leader.
Note: I drafted the above news earlier this week and saw this comment on LinkedIn today. So it may not be good news exactly. I thought I would leave it for now.
Ad Ban Boost…Scotland’s capital bans ads for airlines, SUVs, cruise lines, and oil and gas companies in a historic climate action.
🙋 Community Asks
If you’re looking for a repository of sustainable solutions, check out Made for Planet.
Steve Willis has written a Cli-fi novel, Fairhaven – A Novel of Climate Optimism.
Sailee has created this fun & informative 'World Environment Day' Quiz. Take a shot to see where you stand.
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Great read!