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- Agar Plasticity: The Exciting Potential of Seaweed-based PackagingNew Japanese design studio AMAM (Kosuke Araki, Noriaki Maetani and Akira Muraoka) work with agar, a seaweed-based material to develop new and more eco-friendly…
- Pink Tide: Another Case For Plastic AlternativesThis week, thousands of bright pink plastic detergent bottles began washing up on the shores of beaches in Cornwall, U.K. at Poldhu Cove. The…
- Bottle canopyA canopy made of everyday drinks bottles has a splash of colour added, and this simple twist really turns the design around. Over 1,500…
- Flatpack furniture made from recycled plasticMexican design firm Paola Calzada designed a line of flatpack furniture under the brand name Luken, made from recycled plastic. Luken offers several lines…
- World’s first PET aerogel is made from recycled bottlesResearchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed what they say is the world’s first PET aerogel, made from recycled plastic bottles. Aerogels…
- Wasteboards: Making a skateboard out of bottle capsSkateboards seem to become less just for sk8er bois and more a genuine means of transportation lately. And why not? It’s quicker than walking,…
- Sustainable Plastic Road Future?Will future roads be made from recycled plastic bottles? Netherlands based company VolkerWessels believes so. This construction company recently presented a concept for the…
- Plastic concrete façadeTo integrate an Austrian museum extension with the existing building, a surprising combination of materials has been used. Designed by local architects ukrowicz Nachbaur,…
- 3D Printed Floor Trusses From Recycled Plastic Could Transform Sustainable HousingEngineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing structural building components made from recycled plastic using large-scale 3D printing. Their latest prototype…
- Innovative System for Capturing Plastic Waste in RiversThe Italian company River Cleaning has developed an ingenious system designed to remove plastic waste from rivers. The system consists of a series of…
- A packable EPS free bicycle helmet made of recycled plasticUK start-up Cyclo Technology developed a packable foamless bicycle helmet made of recycled ocean and landfill plastic that keeps you safe thanks to its…
- Bricks made from recycled PET bottlesIn Argentina, 12 million plastic bottles are discarded each day, of which only 15 per cent is recycled. Simultaneously, 3 million Argentines lack decent…
- Plastic fabric to keep you coolIn hot weather, it is hard to keep cool, especially since the summers keep getting warmer because of climate change. Clothing is something that…
- 3D Printed Mobile Homes Made From Recycled PlasticAzure Printed Homes shows how large-scale 3D printing can change the way compact homes are designed and built. The company developed the X Series…
- A digitally knitted pavilion made of recycled bottlesA team of researchers of the Material Balance Research Group from the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, developed a digitally knitted pavilion made of recycled…
- Lace LED: Recycled post consumer waste plastics LED lightThe importance of recycling is of course nothing new, but giving a new purpose to plastic is still a tricky subject. One option was…
- A 3D printed kinetic installation made of recycled plasticDesign studio Atelier DARN created a kinetic installation made of 3D printed pieces made of recycled plastic. For the 2024 edition of Festival des…
- Recycled plastic: not always more sustainable?Toy brick company LEGO will no longer produce bricks made from recycled plastic bottles, because the process would lead to more carbon emissions than…
- PET eating enzyme could help fight plastic pollutionPlastic pollution keeps getting worse, and if we want to clean it up before it’s too late, we’re going to need some help. Researchers…
- Adaptable and circular 3D design façade from recycled plasticOptimising the construction process and be circular are two important themes currently in the construction industry. Jumping aboard this ship, De Meeuw, a Dutch…
