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Mnjm is a Palestinian recycling startup that sells raw materials to factories and changes community attitudes towards trash.

Mnjm

Rough diamonds: Palestinian trash becomes treasure in new recycling initiative

Mnjm is a Palestinian recycling startup that sells raw materials to factories and changes community attitudes towards trash.

Ramallah, Palestine Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Waste Management
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Dar Abu Hassan is an ideal base for discovering sustainable farming and cultural practices in Battir, Palestine

Dar Abu Hassan Guest House

Ancient farming and cultural practices live on in the mountains of Palestine

Dar Abu Hassan Guest House helps tourists engage with the ancient farming, cooking and cultural practices in the stunning village of Battir, Palestine.

Battir, Palestine Sustainable Food and Agriculture, Sustainable Tourism
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Auja Eco Center

This center is taking on the role to protect the Jordan River Valley and its inhabitants

Auja Eco Center is an entity that took upon itself the grand task of protecting the valley’s landscape as well as supporting its inhabitants.

Jericho, Palestine Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Waste Management
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Hosh Al-Syrian

Operating from the old city of Bethlehem, this initiative is enforcing cultural sustainability

“The idea combines my love for the city, Bethlehem, the hospitality industry, cuisine, local produce, and giving back to the local community,” Fadi Kattan says.

Bethlehem, Palestine Sustainable Tourism
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La Vie

This cafe in the heart of Ramallah wants you to contemplate what you eat

Saleh Totah, a Palestinian entrepreneur wanted to start a cafe in a flat owned by his family. He then remodeled and built a restaurant inside it and it wasn’t until two years later when he opened it.

Ramallah, Palestine Sustainable Food and Agriculture
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Palestine Green Building Council

Green buildings and the array of possibilities in Palestine

Palestine Green Building Council is what the organization is called and they managed to earn the licensing for green buildings in 2011, Environmental Projects Coordinator, Haneen Sharif says.

AlBireh, Palestine Sustainable Construction
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REWET

With water and land scarcity, this entrepreneur is coming up with environmental solutions in Palestine

Agricultural engineer Jamma Abo El Hasan plans to use bed sheets to clamp down on evaporation of irrigation water, a key challenge for Palestinian farmers.

West Bank, Palestine Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Waste Management
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Palglass creations

Palglass

Through the glass ceiling: This veteran entrepreneur is breaking boundaries with her upcycled glass creations

The difficulties Palglass encountered might have slowed the process, yet, it set a goal and attained it by learning all the tricks of crafting jettisoned glass into sightly artifacts.

Bethlehem, Palestine Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Waste Management
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The Walking Tech's flagship product Insolito feeds live athletic data from running shoes to a mobile application

The Walking Tech

On track: A Palestinian tech startup makes artificially intelligent running shoes from recycled materials

The Walking Tech continues to use recycled materials in its products, hoping to set an example of sustainability for other Palestinian businesses to follow.

West Bank, Palestine Sustainable Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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Palovina

Tokyo drift: Japanese markets and lucrative patents come to Palestine’s natural skin care industry

Palovina is a Palestinian business that sells skin care and cosmetic products from Ramallah, and the company's entire range is 100% natural.

Ramallah, Palestine Sustainable Cleaning Products and Cosmetics
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Tafkeek

Tafkeek is becoming an e-waste recycling hub for the West Bank

In Palestine, the entrepreneur Tasneem Abuhijleh is setting up Tafkeek, an e-waste dismantling facility that aims at connecting e-waste generators in Palestine and e-waste recycling companies abroad, mainly in Europe and Asia.

Hebron, Palestine Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Waste Management, Sustainable Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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Waste by Waste

Treating waste by using waste

Here is the story of an extraordinary integrated treatment system that minimizes the economic losses for both industries and improve the surrounding public health and the environment.

Hebron, Palestine Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Waste Management
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