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Here's what we got on tap for you today

• Meme of the Week
• Article of the Week: Cornell Researchers Create a New Kind of Plastic
• New Job Opportunities
• Win of the Week: The American Dental Association Set to Serve 325,000 Kids in 2025
• Bummer of the Week: Renewable Energy in Europe Stalled Over Lack of Grid Infrastructure

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Meme of the Week

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Article of the Week

Cornell Researchers Create New Recyclable Plastic

Move over, polypropylene, HDPE, polystyrene, PVC, and however many other types of plastics already exist…there’s a new plastic in town.

And this one maybe hopefully won’t pollute the planet. Ya see, in the beginning, plastics were made to last forever. Only recently did we realize this is not such a good thing since the stuff never degrades.

Some smartypants chemists at Cornell are trying to change that.

They’re specifically working on a new version of the plastic that’s used in bowling balls, replacement hip joints, and car tires. You know, the stuff that’s super durable and can’t be recycled, so it ends up incinerated or tossed in a landfill.

The chemists have a new version of the same plastic, but this time it can actually degrade and be recycled. If you want the super science-y explanation, just go read this article cause we’re here for the cliff notes.

According to the pros, this new plastic will still degrade very slowly, but it will eventually break down.

We think this is cool for a few reasons. First, as much as we want to be plastic-free, zero-waste warriors, plastic is everywhere and impossible to completely avoid. Sometimes the best option is to use it as long as possible and then dispose of it responsibly.

It’s also cool that the researchers are targeting the type of plastic we can’t live without, like the stuff used in tires and hip replacements (if someone wants to argue that we can’t live without bowling balls, be our guest.) This type of plastic has never been recyclable, and we hope this new version makes a real difference.

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New Job Opportunities

1. Manager of Data, Strategy & Impact at Liberation Ventures - USA (Remote)
2. Legal Strategy Director: Parental Leave Contract at Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty - Global (Remote)
3. Career Success Manager at BASTA - New York, NY (USA)
4. Director of Health Care at Arnold Ventures - Washington, DC (USA)
5. Director of Communications at Liberation Ventures - USA (Remote)
6. Senior Director of Partnership Experience at The DeBruce Foundation - Kansas City, MO (USA)

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Win of the Week:

The American Dental Association celebrated the 23rd year of its initiative Give Kids a Smile, which provides free oral health care to underserved kids. The program is sponsored by Henry Schein and Colgate-Palmolive, and 325,000 kids are expected to be served in 2025.

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Bummer of the Week:

According to the CEO of Hitachi Energy, Europe has 500 GW of renewable energy capacity that is stalled due to the lack of grid infrastructure. This amount of energy could be enough to power 45 million standard electric vehicles.

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