Sam Bentley

Some of the best good news from 2024 you may have missed! #fyp #foryou #goodnews #sustainableliving #conservation #newstiktok

You can cook food using the sun with this solar oven! #fyp #foryou #goodnews #sustainableliving #Sustainability #offgrid #french

Would you be prefer to be composted? Human composting might sound strange but it provides an environmentally friendly funeral option that gives back to the earth. So how exactly does human composting work? A body is put into a closed vessel with materials such as wood chips, alfalfa and straw to speed up the process of decomposition by optimising the environment for microbes to thrive. In one or two months, the body will have been broken down into soil ready to bring new life into the world. This soil is given to loved ones who can use use it plant a tree in memory, or donate it to a meaningful conservation project Many modern funeral practices have a really high environmental impact. For example, being cremated releases 400kg of CO2 into the atmosphere and traditional burials involving a coffin consume wood, land and other natural resources. So human composting can be an environmentally friendly alternative that also gives back to the planet, and due to an increasing demand it's becoming legalised across the world. What do you think? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Why were old subway cars dropped into the ocean? At the end of their life, subway cars are usually scrapped and recycled, but New York City had a different idea. Inspired by how shipwrecks become homes to new reefs, they decided to try this with retired subway cars instead! So they cleaned over 2,500 cars, removing things like seats and petroleum products like oil that could pollute the ocean, transported them by barges, and dropped them into the Atlantic ocean to create artificial reefs! And here’s why this actually works.  Coral and plants can grow on the hard surfaces of the car, and because invertebrates like blue mussels can latch onto this surface too, these cars can provide 400x more food for nearby fish than a sandy ocean floor alone. Meaning that quiet empty seabeds are transformed into underwater neighborhoods for marine life!  Even as the metal rusts away, which is safe for the ocean, the coral remains, helping to kickstart these important ecosystems. What do you think of this idea? Let me know in the comments! #goodnews #conservation #coralreef #ocean #subway #reuse

No, this isn’t a Valentine’s Day gift, it’s a wind turbine that has NO Blades. They have been created by Spanish startup, Vortex Bladeless and they can convert wind energy coming from any direction. Essentially the base is connected to the ground whilst the cylindrical mast is able to live its best life and oscillates freely perpendicular to the wind direction which generates electricity, utilising something called vortex shedding. The technology, which is still in development, isn't as efficient as traditional wind turbines, but as there are no blades, they are safer for wildlife such as birds, they're lower maintenance and create virtually no noise pollution, meaning they could be good in urban areas and protected areas. Do you know someone who’d be a fan of this idea? #goodnews #sustainableliving #renewables #ecofriendly #Sustainability #cleanenergy

Some of the best news from December you may have missed! #fyp #foryou #goodnews #sustainableliving #conservation #newstiktok

Some of the best good news from January you may have missed! #fyp #foryou #goodnews #sustainableliving #conservation #newstiktok

The before and after photos show how much positive change we could create in our cities! #fyp #foryou #sustainableliving #urbanplanning #slovenia #carfree

This tidal turbine uses the endless power of our ocean to create energy! #goodnews #sustainableliving #Sustainability #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #technology

This Indian entrepreneur created sneakers out of trash! Ashay Bhave was on a mission to fight plastic pollution and improve people’s lives. So he invented a sustainable sneaker that is made from at least 12 recycled bottles, and 10 plastic bags. Thrown away plastic bags are gathered from streets, stacked, and compressed to make a canvas-like material. The rubber sole is made from old shoe soles and tires, and even the shoe box is embedded with basil seeds, so it can be planted in soil to help grow basil The materials are not the only ethical part about these shoes either. Thaely are addressing the exploitative working conditions of many Indian workers as well, making sure their employees receive fair pay, housing support, and regular breaks. Most garment factory workers often have to work 14-16 hours a day, 7 days a week, and India has some of the highest levels of plastic waste in the world. So it’s great to see a young entrepreneur tackling both of these problems at once! Would you wear these shoes? Let me know your thoughts! #goodnews #india #Sustainability #upcycling #plasticpollution #reuse

Awesome people are converting old coolers into shelters to keep stray cats warm this winter! Here’s how you can do it yourself: Thoroughly wash and dry the cooler to ensure it's free from dirt and debris. On one side of the cooler, draw a circle about 6 inches in diameter. Keep this high enough from the ground so that snow won’t get in. Carefully cut along the line to make an entrance for the cat. Pack straw into the cooler as bedding and up the sides of the cooler; avoid using blankets or towels, as they can retain moisture which could freeze. Ensure the lid is tightly closed to keep warmth in and moisture out. Place the cooler on bricks or a wooden pallet to keep it off the cold ground, and facing away from prevailing winds. And you’ve just helped make a safe and cosy home for a stray cat!

We need more people like this in the world! This is Curtis Shuck, a former oil worker, who poured his life savings into fighting one of America’s biggest invisible threats. Abandoned oil wells. Abandoned oil wells across the U.S. leak toxic gas into the air, and chemicals into the ground and water. It’s estimated that over 3 million of them have been left by oil companies, who refused to pay to plug them, when the wells were no longer profitable, and rural communities have been left to suffer both the financial and health costs. So Curtis started the Well Done Foundation to plug these abandoned wells, prioritising the worst offenders that are leaking the most dangerous gases first. Since 2019, Well Done has prevented 500,000 tons of CO2 equivalent from leaking into the air—that’s like cutting the annual emissions of 100,000 people! Curtis’s work is vital, especially for low-income communities and communities of color who are most affected by these emissions. Do you think we need more heroes like Curtis? #goodnews #conservation #pollution #pollute #usa #saveourplanet

Who you travelling across Spain with in 2025? #fyp #foryou #spain #cycling #Hiking #travel

These Indonesian friends found a way to turn waste from farms into leather, using a traditional cooking recipe! MYCL from Indonesia are using waste from palm plantations that is usually burned, to grow mushrooms and make a leather-alternative from, which they call Mylea. The idea was inspired by the traditional Indonesian food Tempeh, which is made by bonding together soy beans and mushroom roots, called mycelium. They use the same concept, but replace soybeans with agroforestry waste, which they buy from farmers. They can use this innovation to make any product traditionally made of leather, like shoes, bags, or watch straps! Burning agricultural waste not only emits huge amounts of greenhouse gasses, but it can result in respiratory diseases which particularly impact more vulnerable people like children, even impacting neighboring countries like Singapore and Malaysia. So this solution of reusing this waste is not just a cool leather-alternative, but it can also save lives too! Share if you’re a fan of this idea and let me know your thoughts in the comments!