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2016
Chrysaleta

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'What Would Thoreau Do?' Community Builds Replica of Walden Pond Cabin to Block Pipeline
Practitioner
Will Elwell
Date
Mar 18 2016

"The authority of government... is still an impure one: to be strictly just, it must have the sanction and consent of the governed."

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Support for birds in Skopje
Practitioner
Anonymous urban artists
Date
Apr 12 2017

Anonymous urban artists set up art installations, large nest eggs, at several locations in Skopje, wanting to alarm the growing number of trees in the city.

In the nest read a message "You cut all the trees, where do we make nests? Birds".

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This ‘Plastic Man’ Has a Cape and a Superhero’s Mission: Cleaning Up Senegal
Practitioner
Modou Fall
Date
Jan 1 2022

Dressed head to toe in plastic, Modou Fall is a familiar sight in Dakar. But however playful his costume, his goal couldn’t be more serious: ridding the capital of the scourge of plastic bags.

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Crows That Pick Up Trash
Practitioner
Crows
Date
Aug 20 2018

Oh, to be a crow.

Maligned as scavengers that torment their dead brethren. Portrayed as aerial killers in the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock classic, “The Birds.”

In France, though, the wily crow is getting a makeover. Puy du Fou, a historical theme park in the Loire region about four hours from Paris, has trained six crows to pick up cigarette butts and bits of trash and dump them in a box.

Mon Dieu! Are the pigeons of Paris next?

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Recycle Flash Mob
Practitioner
Mall Shoppers
Date
Jul 1 2015

A group of unidentified guerrilla activists staged a unique pro recycling flashmob in a Quebec mall in July 2015. An actor 'forgot' an empty water bottle on the ground in a food court a couple of feet from a recycling receptacle. Numerous people walked past the bottle and did nothing. Finally a woman walking past it reached down and recycled the bottle. She was then given a standing ovation and thunderous applause from the entire food court.

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Park(ing) DAY
Practitioner
Park(ing) DAY
Date
Sep 21 2012

Park(ing) day is a community of artists, activist, students and everyday people who, on September 21, every year and across the world, collaborate to transform parking spaces into green and friendly spaces. They invite reflections and discussions on the significance of nature and quality of life in urban areas. Park(ing) day encourages people to take over public spaces, reclaim their space, and imagine how sustainable and green cities can be.

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Left Litter in the Park? Thailand Officials Will Mail It to Your Home
Practitioner
Varawut Silpa-archa, Environment Minister of Thailand
Date
Sep 15 2020

Officials in Thailand had an unorthodox approach to deal with visitors who left a tent filled with litter in a national park: mail the trash to the offenders.

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Trash Tycoon: A Game about "Upcycling"
Practitioner
Guerillapps
Date
Sep 1 2011
Trash Tycoon is an upcycling social network game developed by Guerillapps. The game applies traditional social gameplay features to highlight real-world issues such as waste, water, and “green” activities. Gameplay includes cleaning trash, recycling, and constructing products and decorations out of recycled material.
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Embarassing Plastic Bags
Practitioner
East West Market
Date
Jun 1 2019

East West Market in Vancouver, British Columbia have made it clear that they are very concerned about the effect that single use plastic items have on the environment.

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