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- Paint made from waste concrete powder sequesters CO2London and Seoul based designer Kukbong Kim developed a paint called Celour made from waste concrete powder, leftover from recycling concrete, which actively captures…
- Interior objects made of food and agricultural wasteBio-tech start-up Ottan develops, designs and produces bio-composite materials by up-cycling food and agricultural waste. The materials can be used to make cladding, furniture,…
- Turning waste concrete into 3D printed public furnitureA project by Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK, along with partners across Europe, uses crushed waste concrete from demolished buildings to create 3D…
- Best of 2019: Affordable prosthetics made from recycled plastic wasteOriginally published on 11 January The initiative Project Circleg aims to fight the world’s plastic pollution as well as help people in need of…
- Asphalt made with recycled tire wasteUK construction materials company Tarmac developed a new rubberised asphalt using recycled waste tires. Each year, 40 million waste tires become available in the…
- 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,…
- Polymer made from industrial waste could help clean up oil spillsAn international team of researchers at the Flinders University in Australia developed a new polymer made from waste cooking oil and sulphur, a by-product…
- Infimer: composite thermoplastic material produced from unsorted wasteA lot of waste is, unfortunately, not recycled. Part of the reason why this does not happen is because sorting the types of waste…
- The Beautiful Furniture Designs that Generate ZERO WasteHATTERN is an upcycling design studio based in South Korea. With the ZERO PER PROJECT, they aim to show that it is possible to…
- ‘Temple Of Trash’ Turns Waste Streams Into Circular ArchitectureA new office and visitor centre for waste-processing company Omrin demonstrates how biobased, reused and recycled materials can form the basis of a high-quality…
- Hemp Waste Shows Promise For Lower-Carbon Bioplastic FilmsResearchers in South Korea have tested biocomposite films made with hemp hurd, the woody inner part of the hemp stem. This part of the…
- X 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…
- 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,…
- Neo-Textura: Transforming Textile Waste into Circular Interior SystemsThe fashion industry produces more than 92 million tonnes of textile waste each year, most of which ends up in landfill. At the same…
- Bee2C: A Circular Beehive from Mycelium and Recycled Coffee WasteThe Bee2C project demonstrates how organic waste can be transformed into a structural, functional, and ecological material solution. By cultivating mycelium on a substrate…
- Daon: Giving Waste Pottery a Second LifeA design team from Kyung Hee University’s Living Product Design class in Seoul, consisting of Jungeun Kim, Chaeyeon Yoo, and Mingi Cho, has created…
- Reimagining Foam Waste: The Adaptive Pangolin SeriesThe Pangolin Series by Jacob Walls is a sculptural furniture collection that reimagines industrial waste. Combining material research with creative construction, the designer explores…
- New Light-Responsive Resin Enables Sustainable 3D Printing with Minimal WasteA new 3D printing technique developed by engineers at MIT could transform how designers across industries create complex, high-precision parts. The innovation uses a…
- 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,…
- Goodnature: Compostable Fruit Packaging from Agricultural WasteThe company Goodnature introduces a sustainable packaging solution that transforms agricultural waste into fully compostable fruit packaging. Developed in Thailand, the material combines local…
- Turning fabric waste into candyFor her master’s degree at Central Saint Martins college in London, designer Jinghan Li turned fabric waste into edible candies. The fashion industry is…
- A portable light made of industrial wasteJapanese design studio We+ designed a portable light fixture made of industrial waste, like fine debris and rubble. Called Ramli, the lamp is designed…
- Lamps made with tofu wasteIndonesian design studio Mater Design Lab uses paper made of tofu waste to design lamps. Tofu is one of the most consumed foods in…
- A high-rise building made of repurposed urban wasteLocated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 360 Degrees is the tallest building in its district, built from bricks made of recycled urban waste. Designed by…
