The Mile High WorkShop in Denver, Colorado is an employment and job training program for those facing barriers to work through the manufacturing and production of handmade goods.?It provides contract manufacturing services in cut &?sew, woodworking, laser etching/cutting,?handmade assembly, and packaging/fulfillment services,?in order to employ men and women rebuilding their lives from homelessness, addictions, and incarceration.?https://www.milehighworkshop.org/

Primary schools in Sydney's north are so overcrowded that the state government has considered buying land and redeveloping it into residential blocks with classrooms underneath to cope with ballooning enrolments. However no progress has yet been made and the overcrowding problem is now in high schools. ?Holy Trinity CE Primary School in Beechwood Road London is a residential development operating successfully as a solution to this problem. http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/sydneys-primary-school-overcrowding-to-hit-high-schools-20170613-gwpxte.html

A new Plant Life Balance app allows you to envision how your room would look containing different combinations and arrangements of plants. This virtual greening app is the first of its kind. http://www.plantlifebalance.com.au/

Coffee husks have no nutrient value so it doesn?t make sense to mix them with other organic materials for composting. Instead of throwing them away a new use has been found for them. The new Huskee cups are a three-in-one solution ? they cross the boundaries between a dine-in ceramic cup, a takeaway cup, and a reusable cup. They have a universal saucer and lid that fit all sizes in the range. While the cups, lids, and saucers are recyclable they are also dishwasher-safe, so they can be reused and ultimately replace takeaway cups. https://www.huskee.co/

Onya's vintage styled reusable Bread Bags are designed to carry your bread home in style without any packaging waste. They are also perfect to use as storage for the home baker. Simply bake, allow your loaf to cool, slice and store in your reusable bread bag. Due to the unique roll and clip closure, you can simply roll down the closure as the loaf is eaten to ensure maximum freshness is maintained by reducing air movement around the bread.? https://www.onyalife.com/product/reusable-bread-bag/?

We are experiencing unprecedented waste as we consume more and use less. Spare Harvest brings local communities together to share, swap or sell what they have spare in their kitchens, gardens and farms. Spare Harvest uses technology to take us back to a time when we shared our resources, bought less and connected more. Produce, plants, tools, time, land and jams are some of the items exchanged. As they say, your trash is someone else's treasure. There will be someone in your community who will use it; you just have to let them know it is available. www.spareharvest.com