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Tech Giants Waste Tons Of Food. This Group Rescues It
How can schools better serve their immigrant students? What can be done about Silicon Valley's food waste? And can ugly cigarette packs discourage people from smoking? The answers to these questions and more, in our favorite solutions stories of the week.
What's Working
- Copious amounts of free snacks are a well-known perk of working for companies like Google or Facebook, but it means that tech companies produce tons of food waste. Eleanor Goldberg spotlights one Bay Area nonprofit that donates their leftovers to people in need.
- 32-year-old Philando Castile was shot and killed by police on Wednesday. Funds are pouring in to support his family.
- The public school district in Syracuse, New York is one of the country's poorest, but it's finding innovative ways to help its immigrant and refugee students, writes Rebecca Klein.
What We're Reading
- The U.K. is experimenting with "ugly" cigarette packs -- emblazoned with photos of smoking-related illness -- to curb tobacco purchases. (New York Times)
- Some Somalian refugees are returning home to help rebuild their country. (NPR)
- Here are three big lessons from Denmark's clean-energy movement. City leaders worldwide would do well to pay attention. (CityLab)
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