Food for thought, not for waste

Agriculture is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, contributing to global heating and climate extremes that directly impact food security. The FAO reports...

Sugarcane-Based LEGO Christmas Trees

36,000 LEGO bricks are molded every minute. That’s a lot of plastic. But earlier this year, LEGO announced they start producing blocks made of...

World’s first industrial facility to recycle diapers and sanitary napkins in Italy

Diapers and sanitary napkins are widely used, take half a million years to decompose and, at least until now, they end up in landfill....

Singapore Students Invent Chewable, Recyclable Straw

Three Singaporean industrial design students designed the first chewable, reusable straw. It can be reassembled and stored in a pocket-size case, which you can...

World’s Newest Ocean Plastic Waste Recycling Initiatives

The oceans are choking with plastic. Plastic waste enters in the food chain, settles on the ocean floor, gets washed off the beaches, or...

Zerowaste Getting Around Packaging Waste

Zerowaste Netherlands recently released a video to demand different packaging policies from supermarkets. Indeed, even fruit and vegetables which come in their natural packaging,...

Koffeeform Makes Recyclable Cups From Coffee Grounds

Koffeeform, a promising new startup from Berlin, offers fully recyclable, eco-friendly coffee cups, made from leftover coffee grounds. Last week I brought to you a...

Disposable Coffee Cups- Antisocial Trend, Bad for the Environment

Disposable coffee cups are nothing but a fashion trend, which unfortunately has a huge impact on our environment. A recent article by Lloyd Alter on...

Ship Recycling: Cleaner Regulations for the European Union

For decades, the European shipping industry has taken decommissioned vessels to China to be recycled. This practice is popular because of China’s relaxed environmental...

Rising Use of Plastics to Drive Oil Demand by 2050

Plastics and other petrochemical products will drive global oil demand to 2050, offsetting slower consumption of motor fuel, reported the International Energy Agency (IEA). Oil...