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Free Little Pantry In The Netherlands Makes a Big Difference For People With Little Money

It may only be a free little, but it makes a big difference for people with little money. Click on the…

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Dutch Sophie makes the day of thousands of strangers with her tiny handmade cards

Inspiring People

Dutch Sophie gives happy little moments to thousands of strangers with her tiny handmade cards

So far, this kindhearted Dutch woman has left (in public places) almost 6000 sweet messages on tiny handmade cards, in an…

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Sustainable Planet

Dutch students develop passenger car that captures more CO₂ than it emits while driving

Developed at Eindhoven University, the prototype purifies air and stores the captured CO₂ for later safe disposal, and could contribute to…

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Sustainable Planet

Refugees are recycling plastic trash from a surprising source into ‘Precious products’

A refugee camp in Algeria is turning plastic litter from the Sahara desert into furniture and other items they can use…

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Sustainable Planet

This Dutch ‘Greenhouse’ project is more than just an eco-home, it’s a lifestyle

In the heart of the Dutch countryside, ‘GREENHOUSE’ embodies the classic look of a wooden barn and the typical framework of Dutch…

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Better Society

#CashMyTrash… These simple Deposit Return Holders Help The Dutch Recycle and save Money

Since the Netherlands introduced a deposit return system for small plastic bottles last year, people with little money can collect bottles…

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Better Society

In the Netherlands people with dementia can work on care farms

On a growing number of Dutch ‘care farms’ ageing people get to tend livestock, harvest vegetables, socialise and make their own…

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Better Society

Amsterdam’s low income residents can now get a laptop for €20!

From January, low-income residents of Amsterdam with a municipal discount card can get a laptop at the reduced price under a…

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Good Stuff

‘Grandpa’ and ‘grandma’ have waved at all the neighbourhood’s primary school kids for 10 years

Every morning for the past decade, Els and Aryan Sikkema have stood at their window in zeist, the Netherlands, and waved…

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Sustainable Planet

Dutch ditch disposable coffee cups in the office: banned from 2023!

The Netherlands is banning plastic and other non-reusable coffee cups in offices from 2023 as part of measures the outgoing Secretary…

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Free Little Pantry In The Netherlands Makes a Big Difference For People With Little Money

Dutch Sophie gives happy little moments to thousands of strangers with her tiny handmade cards

Dutch students develop passenger car that captures more CO₂ than it emits while driving

Refugees are recycling plastic trash from a surprising source into ‘Precious products’

This Dutch ‘Greenhouse’ project is more than just an eco-home, it’s a lifestyle

#CashMyTrash… These simple Deposit Return Holders Help The Dutch Recycle and save Money

In the Netherlands people with dementia can work on care farms

Amsterdam’s low income residents can now get a laptop for €20!

‘Grandpa’ and ‘grandma’ have waved at all the neighbourhood’s primary school kids for 10 years

Dutch ditch disposable coffee cups in the office: banned from 2023!

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