How to Encourage Others to Recycle (Nicely)
I can’t think of any good reasons not to recycle. It’s relatively easy, affordable, saves your city money, and it can make a huge...
How to Build Your Own Plastic Recycling Plant
In 2013 Dave Hakkens, a young guy from the Netherlands started this small movement called “Precious Plastic”. His idea is to boost plastic recycling...
“Green” medals at the Olympic games of Tokyo
Can you imagine that gold, silver and bronze parts of the old mobile phone you recently recycled, could end up in the hands of...
Japanese Pub Made from Recycled Materials in a Zero-Waste Town
This incredible pub in Japan is a symbol of sustainability. Built in the outskirts of a zero-waste town, the pub's interior and exterior are...
From plastic bottles to life-saving materials
With plastic waste piling up, efforts are concentrated to reduce use of plastics and ban single use items. At the same time, new developments...
Loop product delivery in refillable containers, at your door–backed by 25 major brands
TerraCycle is a waste management company that partnered up with 25 international brands to provide a system for delivering common consumer products in refillable...
Life without single-use plastics: the case of San Pedro La Laguna
“You don’t need a straw for beer, so why use one for soda?” argues Victor Tuch Gonzales, municipal planning director in the Guatemalan town...
Novel bio-inspired materials to substitute plastics
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) developed a novel approach to manufacture biodegradable substitutes for plastic.
The team make use of...
Petitions Across Europe Vouch for Repairs of Broken Devices
Repair or Replace? This is the question when a device or a home appliance breaks. Unfortunately, it is often the case that people are...
FloWater Raises Extra Funding for Water Bottle Refilling Stations
FloWater, manufacturers of water bottle refilling stations, just raised the incredible $15 million. Only eight years old, the company has already pleased customers like...
