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The ceasefire in Gaza went into effect over the weekend, leading to a pause in fighting for six weeks, hostages and prisoners freed, a surge in food and essential aid, and Palestinians able to return to visit what remains of their homes. (Gifted links!)
Much of the U.S. is bracing for frigid temperatures this week as a large arctic air mass makes its way across the country.
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Japan just rolled out the world’s first toilet paper made from used disposable diapers
The Shibushi Osaki Roll is the world’s first toilet paper made from recycled diapers — and it’s available to purchase at seven stores in southwest Japan’s Kyushu.
Spearheaded by two municipalities that share a waste management system, they collected 98 tons of diapers and other used hygiene products to be transformed into rolls of toilet paper.
Why is this good news? The environmental impact of both cutting down trees for toilet paper and disposable diaper waste is significant. Around 712 million trees are felled yearly to produce virgin pulp toilet paper. Meanwhile, disposable diapers are the third-largest single consumer item in landfills, taking an estimated 500 years to decompose.
This is a new frontier for a toilet paper alternative and could prove viability on a much larger, global scale.
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In the last 30 years, nearly everyone in Bangladesh has gained access to basic electricity
In 1991, less than 15% of people in Bangladesh had access to electricity — now, almost everyone does.
In the past 30 years, more than 100 million Bangladeshi people have gained access to electricity, allowing them to light their homes, use appliances, and use phones and the internet.
While the milestone has been reached for basic lighting and charging a phone for at least four hours a day, more than half also have a higher tier of access.
This is good progress towards reaching the UN’s goal of universal access to at least basic electricity globally by 2030 — which about 9 in 10 people worldwide now have.