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- Renegade: A 3D Pen Fueled By Plastic Bags and BottlesOne particular drawback of 3d printing is the price of the filaments (i.e. ink), which are made from small plastic pellets that can reach…
- Eat Me: Edible Mushroom Eats Plastic TrashA new kind of edible mushroom that grows on plastic waste while digesting and eliminating plastic toxins from the environment could go some distance…
- New Technology Could Make Hard-to-Recycle Plastics RecyclableA breakthrough in plastic technology could revolutionise industries like product design, automotive design, packaging design, and fashion. Researchers from Leiden University have developed a…
- Stackable bricks made from recycled plasticUsing local plastic, architect Rushabh Chheda of Conscious Designs designed building blocks which can be stacked in various ways to facilitate self-built, affordable housing.…
- 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…
- Save Plastics builing elementsSave Plastics transforms locally collected, difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into building products for circular construction. The recycled plastic can be used for elements such as…
- From Ocean Waste to Illuminating Design: Upcycled PE Lamps Inspired by JellyfishPolycycle Illumination is a unique collection of table lamps made from upcycled polyethylene (PE) plastic film. Designed by Xuanhao Li, a CMF (Colour, Material,…
- Speakers made from non-recyclable wasteBrighton-based design studio Gomi created a portable speaker made from flexible plastic that is normally not recyclable by local councils in the UK. Annually,…
- Office furniture made from Amsterdam canal plasticPlastic waste is polluting the world’s waters more and more, and, with it, come all its consequences. Fortunately, some companies are working on cleaning…
- Bioplastic bags from cassava and shrimp waste on Plastic Bag Free DayIn the past years, we have discussed many sources of bioplastic. From cheese waste to pine needles, and from milk to cow dung, all…
- Grapevine Canes as a Sustainable Alternative to PlasticResearchers at South Dakota State University (SDSU) have developed plastic-like films from grapevine canes — the woody stems removed during annual pruning. The material…
- Plastic, the new natural stone?Marine biologists at the Marine and Environmental Research Center (MARE) on the Portuguese island of Madeira reported on “plasticrust”, a veneer of plastic encrusted…
- Ocean Bacteria Reveal How Biodegradable Plastics Really Break DownBiodegradable plastics are often seen as a solution to the global plastic waste problem. However, new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)…
- “World’s First” Poker Set Made From Recycled Marine PlasticA poker set made from discarded marine plastic, said to be the world's first, shows how ocean waste can become a high-quality design product.…
- 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…
- Marc van der Heijden: Building a Circular Future with Local Waste and Global VisionFor Marc van der Heijden, waste isn’t the end of a product’s life—it’s the beginning of a new design story. As founder of the…
- Products made from waste from the HimalayasDutch design studio Super Local, in collaboration with Nepalese non-profit Sagarmatha Next, designed products made from plastic waste found in the Himalayas, transported by…
- Building Blocks Made of Recycled PlasticByFusion, a start up company founded by New Zealand based engineer and inventor Peter Lewis, sees building potential where other see trash. The company…
- Plastic scraps become cladding innovationA recently completed building in the Netherlands is clad with exterior panels made entirely from waste plastic. Known as Gamplanken, this new cladding material…
- Electric Waste Collection Vehicle Demonstrates Circular ManufacturingMercedes-Benz Trucks has introduced the reECONIC, a battery-electric waste collection concept vehicle developed with 32 partners to demonstrate how circular materials can be integrated…
- Nailed: Transforming Beauty Industry Waste into New Design MaterialNailed is a material innovation project by designer and researcher Genevieve Carr (MA Material Futures, Central Saint Martins). It reimagines nail salon waste as…
- From Waste Stream to Resource: Giving Horticultural Film a Second LifeDuring crop rotation in the horticultural sector, large amounts of plastic film are removed each year. This material, mainly strip film and walkway film,…
- Seashell-Inspired Design Makes Recycled Plastics Stronger and More ReliableResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a bio-inspired way to turn unreliable recycled plastics into high-performance materials. The method takes cues…
- MaterialDistrict Expo: Futureproof PlasticsAs the devastating effects of plastic on the environment and human health become increasingly apparent, it's time to rethink the way we use this…
