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  1. ArticleRecycled Vineyard Plastic Finds New Life in Eco-Friendly Plant PotsIn a notable example of sustainable material reuse, Maastricht-based company Healix has collaborated with Elho, a brand specialising in innovative plant pots, to create…
  2. ArticleA poncho made of recycled nylon that turns into a tentAs part of Nike’s ISPA Collection, the Metamorph Poncho is a multifunctional poncho that turns into a tent, and is made of recycled nylon…
  3. ArticleA circular bench made of recycled plasticCircula, designed by Polish designer Tomek Rygalik, is a circular bench made of recycled plastic. The plastic used for the bench is made of…
  4. ArticleA bicycle made of recycled coffee capsulesSwedish bicycle and lifestyle brand Vélosophy partnered with coffee brand Nespresso to create a bicycle made of recycled Nespresso coffee capsules. Aluminium is a…
  5. ArticlePaper cups made of fully recyclable paperboardRenewable materials company Stora Enso developed a renewable paperboard for paper cups, produced without the traditional plastic coating layer, that is fully recyclable. Paper…
  6. ArticleSustainable bikes made of recycled plastic, bamboo and woodWhile bicycles made of steel are still the norm, bike using alternative and more sustainable materials are up and coming. We listed a few…
  7. ArticleBricks 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…
  8. ArticleNew polymer could help with recycling plasticOnly 2 per cent of the 70 million tonnes of plastic annually used for packaging is recycled into a similar material. One of the…
  9. ArticleNew IKEA kitchen units Kungsbacka made from 100% recycled materialsEach year, approximately 100 billion PET-bottles are used and discarded, but only a fraction of those are reused. With an ambition to show the…
  10. ArticleRecycled Chopsticks Find a Second Life in Singapore Shopping MallAs Singapore’s first "eco mall", City Square Mall recently updated parts of its interior with a range of repurposed materials, including repurposed chopsticks as…
  11. ArticleX Bench: 3D Printed Seating From Recycled Plastic WasteThe X Bench by Rotterdam-based studio The New Raw shows how recycled plastic and digital fabrication can shape durable, expressive furniture. This two-person rocking…
  12. Article3D Printed Street Furniture Made From Recycled Construction WasteChinese studio BENTU Design has developed a method to transform demolition waste into 3D printed urban furniture. The project, titled Inorganic Growth, explores how…
  13. ArticleRecyclable Lignin-Based Ink Enables Circular 3D PrintingResearchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have developed a fully recyclable, water-based ink for 3D printing. The team makes the ink largely from lignin, a by-product…
  14. Article3D 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…
  15. ArticleExtrudeX: A Desktop Recycler Turning 3D-Print Waste into New FilamentAs 3D printing becomes increasingly integrated into professional design practice—from architectural modelmaking to experimental fashion and product development—the issue of material waste continues to…
  16. ArticleSoluboard: A Breakthrough in Recyclable PCB SubstratesEach year, the world produces around 62 million tonnes of electronic waste. A large share comes from printed circuit boards (PCBs), which are found…
  17. ArticlePrincess Traveller Introduces Recycled Luggage Collection with Circular Design FeaturesDutch brand Princess Traveller has released the PT-Elements collection, a series of suitcases made largely from recycled materials. These include PET bottles, polycarbonate, and…
  18. ArticleRificolona by Miniforms: A Recycled Lamp with Poetic LightnessItalian design brand Miniforms has introduced Rificolona, a new lamp collection created by Florence-based studio e-ggs. The design combines sustainability, elegance, and flexibility, making…
  19. Article‘Wicked’-Inspired Sustainable Jewelry Collection Made of Recycled Precious MetalsThe Canadian jewelry brand Pyrrha has debuted a new sustainable collection inspired by the characters and themes of the upcoming film adaptation of the…
  20. ArticleA 3D printed concrete bridge made with recycled materialsSwiss building materials manufacturer Holcim, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, Zaha Hadid Architects Computation and Design Group, and incremental3D, created what is said to…
  21. ArticleA watch made of recycled coffee cups and coffee groundsA collaboration between high end watch designer Hublot and coffee brand Nespresso resulted in a watch made of recycled Nespresso coffee cups and coffee…
  22. ArticleA (new and improved) bicycle made of recycled coffee cupsCoffee brand Nespresso and Swedish cycle and lifestyle brand Vélosophy designed a new and improved model of the in 2019 presented bicycle, made of…
  23. ArticleA rust-free bike made of recycled plasticIgus:Bike, a collaboration project between German motion plastic company Igus and Dutch start-up Mtrl, is an urban bike made almost solely of recycled plastic,…
  24. ArticleA 3D printed recyclable tennis ballGerman designer Fabienne Kille designed a recyclable tennis ball which can be made through 3D printing. Every year, 325 million tennis balls are manufactured.…