Explore page update

_config.yml

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ defaults:
       path: ''
       type: 'posts'
     values:
-      show_meta: true   # Show metadata for all posts
+      show_meta: false   # Show metadata for all posts
       # sidebar:        # Possible values › left, right › by default there will be no sidebar
       comments: false
       author: karina     # Default author for posts

_data/language.yml

@@ -25,17 +25,3 @@ enter_search_term: "Enter search term and hit enter"
 more: "Find out more"
 read_more: "Keep reading >"
 to_archive: "Earlier articles >"
-
-# Sets that add up to 100%
-percentage_of_plastic_pollution_originating_offshore : "20%"
-percentage_of_plastic_pollution_originating_on_land : "80%"
-
-# Indonesia stats
-percentage_of_plastic_pollution_originating_in_indonesia : "10%"
-percentage_of_msw_collected_in_indonesia: "32%"
-
-# Other
-amount_of_plastic_entering_oceans_annually: "12 million tonnes"
-number_of_people_with_no_waste_collection : "2.6 billion"
-percentage_of_plastic_pollution_originating_in_se_asia : "40%"
-percentage_of_ocean_plastic_pollution_that_floats : "3%"

_posts/explore/2020-08-19-why-is-this-urgent.md → _posts/explore/2020-08-19-urgent.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: kz-page
 subheadline: Long-lasting consequences of the damage done today
-title: Why is this urgent?
+title: Waste management challenges are urgent
 meta_description: Today 2.6 billion people that have no access to waste collection services faced a choice of what to do with their waste. Today 32,877 tonnes of plastic waste ended up in our oceans. The damage done in the past 24 hours will have long lasting effects. The good news is that this can be changed. If we postpone implementing the necessary changes to waste management systems around the globe, they will not become any easier to implement but the benefits of doing so will be diminished by the previously accumulated irreversible damage. That is why it is important to act now.
 show_meta: true
 header: no

_posts/explore/2020-10-04-waste_disposal_methods.md

@@ -2,27 +2,31 @@
 layout: kz-page
 title: Waste disposal methods
 meta_description:
+permalink: "/explore/waste_disposal_methods/"
 header:
   title: ""
   image_fullwidth: landingpage_image.jpg
 widgets:
 - url: /explore/incineration/
+  image: incinerator-diagram.jpg
+  title: <a href="/explore/incineration/" target="_self">Incineration (in theory)</a>
+- url:
   image: waste-grabber-in-action.jpg
-  title: <a href="/explore/incineration/" target="_self">Incineration</a>
-  text: Incineration is one of the methods of thermal treatment of waste.
-  anchor: incineration
-categories:
-    - explore
-show_meta: false
+  title: Incineration (in practice)
+- url:
+  image: pyrolysis.jpg
+  title: Pyrolysis
+- url:
+  image: gasification.jpg
+  title: Gasification
+
 ---
 
-Waste disposal can be done in many different ways.
+Waste disposal methods are not substitutes for recycling, these methods are used to treat waste that cannot be used otherwise. 
 Thermal treatment methods significantly reduce the volume of the waste and destroy all pathogens present in it. 
 These methods allow to recover the calorific value of the waste in a form of energy, hence they are often referred to as waste-to-energy or energy-from-waste.
 [Incineration][1], waste combustion in the presence of oxygen, is the only method currently widely used on an industrial scale. 
-Other methods, pyrolysis, gasification and plasma arc gasification, are known as advanced thermal treatment methods. 
-Thermal treatment methods, similarly to landfilling, are not a substitute for recycling, composting or anaerobic digestion; these methods are used to treat waste that cannot be used otherwise. 
-
+Pyrolysis, gasification and plasma arc gasification are known as advanced thermal treatment methods. 
 
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   {% for widget in page.widgets %}

_sass/_01_settings_colors.scss

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $body-bg: 			#fdfdfd;
 ------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 $ci-3: #EFC94C;		// website color
-$ci-1: #334D5C;		// website second color
+$ci-1: #538D22;		// website second color (55A630, 007200, 008000, )
 
 $ci-7: #334D5C;		// dark turquoise
 $ci-2: #45B29D;		// turquoise

pages/about.md

@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ Here we describe what we do and why we do it, how we are different from other in
 
 <h4>Waste collection services for everyone</h4>
 Currently only 2 in 3 people worldwide have access to waste collection services. 
-Every day {{site.data.language.number_of_people_with_no_waste_collection}} people face a choice of what to do with their waste. 
+Every day 2.6 billion people face a choice of what to do with their waste. 
 Some set it on fire, some add it to a dumpsite nearby, some drive long distances to dump it far away from home, some let the current of a nearby river carry their waste away. 
-<mark>Ask yourself, what would you do if all the waste in your bin was yours to keep?</mark> 
+Ask yourself, what would you do if all the waste in your bin was yours to keep?
 At Samudra our goal is to minimise the number of people who have to make this choice. 
 
 
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ That is why we decided to tackle global waste management challenges.
 <h4>Maximum impact projects</h4>
 Since we are not bound by trying to maximise our profit, we are free to work on projects with the highest estimated impact. 
 As our first challenge, we picked marine plastic pollution because it is an urgent matter. 
-It is [estimated][1] that {{site.data.language.amount_of_plastic_entering_oceans_annually}} of plastic waste ends up in our oceans annually, and the amount is growing every year. 
-{{site.data.language.percentage_of_plastic_pollution_originating_in_se_asia}} of this plastic pollution originates on land in Southeast Asia, an additional 40% comes from other regions and the remaining {{site.data.language.percentage_of_plastic_pollution_originating_offshore}} originates offshore, mainly from fishing, shipping and oil industries. 
-It is hard to estimate the amount of plastic already present in our oceans, especially because only {{site.data.language.percentage_of_ocean_plastic_pollution_that_floats}} of it is floating on the surface. 
+It is [estimated][1] that 12 million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in our oceans annually, and the amount is growing every year. 
+40% of this plastic pollution originates on land in Southeast Asia, an additional 40% comes from other regions and the remaining 20% originates offshore, mainly from fishing, shipping and oil industries. 
+It is hard to estimate the amount of plastic already present in our oceans, especially because only 3% of it is floating on the surface. 
 One thing is clear - it is easier to prevent more plastic pollution than to eliminate the plastic that is already in our oceans. 
-Hence our goal is to improve waste collection and treatment systems in Southeast Asia, which has the potential to reduce the amount of annual plastic pollution by {{site.data.language.percentage_of_plastic_pollution_originating_in_se_asia}}.
+Hence our goal is to improve waste collection and treatment systems in Southeast Asia, which has the potential to reduce the amount of annual plastic pollution by 40%.
 Find out about our ongoing projects <a href="/projects/" target="_self">here</a>.
 
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ If you spot any mistakes, please do <a href="mailto:hello@samudra.world" target=
 <h4>Best is the enemy of better</h4>
 Our goals are to reduce the environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions associated with waste, and to minimise the impact of waste on human health.
 Efforts aimed at improving waste management in the long run, for example developing new materials or trying to redesign the global economy, are incredibly valuable. 
-We believe that in parallel to these efforts an urgent action is required to minimise the amount of pollution, emissions and detrimental effects on human health that happen <mark>today</mark>.
+We believe that in parallel to these efforts an urgent action is required to minimise the amount of pollution, emissions and detrimental effects on human health that happen today.
 For each waste management challenge we tackle, we try to come up with as many ideas as possible about how it could be addressed.
 We evaluate each of these ideas based on what impact they will have on the environment, climate and human health if implemented.
 We compare these externalities with the current ones and decide on an action plan that will result in an improvement.

pages/explore.md

@@ -7,16 +7,31 @@ header:
   title: ""
   image_fullwidth: landingpage_image.jpg
 widgets:
-- url: /explore/waste_disposal_methods/
-  image: dumpsite-manila.jpg
-  title: <a href="/explore/waste_disposal_methods/" target="_self">Waste disposal methods</a>
-  text:
-  anchor: waste_disposal_methods
-- url: /explore/why-is-this-urgent/
+- url: /explore/urgent/
   image: waste_and_climate.jpg
-  title: <a href="/explore/why-is-this-urgent/" target="_self">Why is this urgent?</a>
-  text: Today 2.6 billion people that have no access to waste collection services faced a choice of what to do with their waste. Today 32,877 tonnes of plastic waste ended up in our oceans. The damage done in the past 24 hours will have long lasting effects. The good news is that this can be changed. If we postpone implementing the necessary changes to waste management systems around the globe, they will not become any easier to implement but the benefits of doing so will be diminished by the previously accumulated irreversible damage. That is why it is important to act now.
-  anchor: why-is-this-urgent
+  title: <a href="/explore/urgent/" target="_self">Waste management challenges are urgent</a>
+- url:
+  image: plastic_recycling.jpg
+  title: Plastics and processing of plastic waste
+- url:
+  image: other_recycling.jpg
+  title: Processing other types of waste
+- url: /explore/waste_disposal_methods/
+  image: waste_disposal_methods.jpg
+  title: <a href="/explore/waste_disposal_methods/" target="_self">Waste disposal methods</a> 
+- url:
+  image: funding.jpg
+  title: Funding waste management projects
+- url:
+  image: waste_trade.jpg
+  title: International waste trade
+- url:
+  image: waste_management.jpg
+  title: Components of waste management system
+- url:
+  image: policy.jpg
+  title: Waste related policies
+
 ---
 
 In depth research guides everything we do.
@@ -25,7 +40,7 @@ During our research we come across a lot of information that is not true.
 To avoid spreading misinformation, we check the primary sources of all the information we publish.
 However, we don't want to use this as an excuse to delay sharing our findings.
 Instead, we publish drafts of our articles and keep updating them as our research progresses. 
-These drafts, marked with an appropriate warning sign, might be missing important information and might contain statements that have not yet been fact checked rigorously.
+These drafts, marked with an appropriate warning sign, might be missing important information and might contain statements that have not yet been fact checked properly.
 Note that all the waste-related numbers are point estimates, all of them have large error margins as it is impossible to obtain precise data about waste. 
 We only use the word "about" in front of the numbers to indicate that we've not yet found the data or we suspect it doesn't exist. 
 If you spot any mistakes, please do <a href="mailto:hello@samudra.world" target="_blank">get in touch</a>, we will much appreciate that.

pages/pages-root-folder/index.md

@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@ header:
 widget1:
   url: /about#sdgs
   image: all_sdgs.jpg
-  title: Our work focuses on 15 SDGs set by the UN
+  title: <a href="/about#sdgs" target="_self">Our work focuses on 15 SDGs set by the UN</a>
   text: By improving waste management systems around the world, increasing the coverage of waste collection services, reducing the environmental pollution associated with waste and creating collaborative solutions where everyone’s contribution is truly appreciated instead of being expected, we contribute to 15 SDGs set by the UN.
   button: true
 widget2:
   url: /explore/why-is-this-urgent/
   image: waste_and_climate.jpg
-  title: Waste contributes >3% to the climate emergency
+  title: <a href="/explore/why-is-this-urgent/" target="_self">Waste contributes >3% to the climate emergency</a> 
   text: According to <a href="https://www.climatewatchdata.org/data-explorer/historical-emissions?historical-emissions-data-sources=cait&historical-emissions-gases=all-ghg&historical-emissions-regions=All%20Selected&historical-emissions-sectors=%2Cwaste&page=1" target="_blank">Climate Watch</a>, waste accounted for 3% of global GHG emissions in 2017. <a href="https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30317" target="_blank">World Bank's estimate</a> is 5%. <a href="https://www.raeng.org.uk/publications/reports/seel-global-review" target="_blank">New research on open burning of waste</a> suggests that this practice alone could account for 2-10% of global GHG emissions. While research aimed at quantifying GHG emission from waste is still ongoing, at Samudra we are determined to act before it is too late.
   button: true
 widget3:
   url: /projects/
   image: puzzle.jpg
-  title: Our approach is unique
-  text: We believe that all the pieces of the puzzle already exist - local waste management companies around the world that care about the environment; funding available from governments, companies, NGOs and other stakeholders; technologies developed in companies, universities and sheds around the world. Our mission is to connect them and thus increase everyone's positive impact.
+  title: <a href="/projects/" target="_self">Connecting the pieces of a puzzle</a> 
+  text: We believe that all the pieces of the puzzle already exist - local waste management companies around the world that care about the environment; technologies developed in companies, universities and sheds around the world; funding available from governments, companies, NGOs and other stakeholders. Our mission is to connect them and thus increase everyone's positive impact.
   button: true
 callforaction:
   url: /about

pages/projects.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ widgets:
   image: green-worms.jpg
   title: Collaboration with Green Worms
   location: Kerala, India
-  dates: Since Dec 2020 
+  dates: Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
   text: Green Worms introduce waste collection services in small coastal towns in India. I am helping them with developing external communications strategy. My goals are to improve their engagement with stakeholders and to assist with initiating collaborations with organisations outside India.
 - url:
   image: forbi.jpg

pages/team.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ header:
   <div>
     <div class="medium-4 columns frontpage-widget">
       <a href="https://karina.io/"><img src="/images/team-karina.jpg" alt="" ></a>
-      <a href="https://karina.io/"><h2 class="font-size-h3 t10">Karina Zile</h2></a>
+      <h2 class="font-size-h3 t10"><a href="https://karina.io/" target="_self">Karina Zile</a></h2>
       <p>I am the founder of Samudra. Mathematician at heart, I think about any situation as a system of equations. I am happiest when outdoors. After finishing my PhD in Feb 2020, I decided to dedicate my life to tackling global challenges that don't have a profitable solution.</p>
       <div class="text-center"></div>
     </div>
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ header:
 <div class="row">
   <div>
     <div class="medium-4 columns frontpage-widget">
-      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceyeh/"><img src="/images/team-lawrence.jpg" alt="" ></a>
-      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceyeh/"><h2 class="font-size-h3 t10">Lawrence Yeh</h2></a>
+      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceyeh/"><img src="/images/team-lawrence.jpg" alt=""></a>
+      <h2 class="font-size-h3 t10"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceyeh/" target="_self">Lawrence Yeh</a></h2>
       <p>I often think about how well we understand each other in a society, and how we may improve our lives if we were better at communicating. Sometimes I get a little overwhelmed when trying to convey an idea, especially given my instincts to optimize everything. One remedy I have relied on is to retreat to nature and delve into the marvellous wonders of the world.</p>
       <div class="text-center"></div>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div>
     <div class="medium-4 columns frontpage-widget">
       <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/afsona-bonu/"><img src="/images/team-afsona.jpg" alt="" ></a>
-      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/afsona-bonu/"><h2 class="font-size-h3 t10">Afsona-Bonu Mansurova</h2></a>
+      <h2 class="font-size-h3 t10"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/afsona-bonu/" target="_self">Afsona-Bonu Mansurova</a></h2>
       <p>I was born a believer in the idea that everyone deserves a decent livelihood and that we ourselves can be the magic wand to make a change. The more I travelled around the world, the more I studied and volunteered, I realised that I want to do more to join the common efforts in making this world a better place for all.</p>
       <div class="text-center"></div>
     </div>