Organic waste: crisis and opportunity

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Central America
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06/11/2024

Santa Teresa is a coastal tourist community that has experienced exponential, unplanned growth—and as a result, solid waste management has become a major challenge. How much can the district save and what is the impact on the environment when local organizations convert organic waste into compost? The Santa Teresa Hoy team seeks the answer in this video.

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“Organic waste: crisis and opportunity” was created by Santa Teresa Hoy with one of the Central America Reporting Grants 2024 from the Latin American Solutions Journalism Fund, an initiative of El Colectivo 506. It was published by Santa Teresa Hoy on Nov. 5, 2024.

Read the original story and get to know Santa Teresa Hoy right here.

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Elena Parras (fundadora de ST Hoy) y Tomás Lluna (periodista) viven en Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, desde hace algunos años. Cada uno, desde diferentes enfoques, describe la realidad ambiental y social que los rodea. Como equipo, recibieron una Beca 2024 del Fondo para el Periodismo de Soluciones en Latinoamérica, creado por El Colectivo 506. // Elena Parras (founder of ST Hoy) and Tomás Lluna (journalist) have lived in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica) for some years. Each uses different approaches to describe the environmental and social reality that surrounds them. As a team, they received a 2024 Reporting Grant from the Latin American Solutions Journalism Fund created by El Colectivo 506.

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