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- The Green Embassy made from willow and plasticTo promote gardening in cities, Steffen Impgaard designed the Green Embassy as an architectural framework and venue, situated in Aarhus (DK). The construction consists…
- Recycling YachtsThe recycling of yachts, motor boats and sailboats may sounds glamorous, but it is in fact an urgently needed response to the growing environmental…
- Recycled Compact Discs Used as Light-Responsive Architectural SurfacesThe exhibition Stratagems by US-based artist Tara Donovan explores how large quantities of identical waste materials can form new spatial systems. The works consist…
- 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…
- Recycled PVC Cords Used in Circular Pavilion for Urban SpaceThe PLUP Pavilion, designed by Nomada Estudio Urbano, demonstrates the reuse of industrial waste materials in urban design. Located in the Chihuahua Desert, the…
- A watch made of recycled stainless steel and hemp residueLuxury watch brand ID Genève and German start-up revoltech collaborated to create a watch made of recycled stainless steel and a wrist band made…
- A bicycle bag made of oil from recycled tiresGerman brand Pinqponq developed a bicycle bag with a reduced CO2 footprint, as it is made of polyamide made from pyrolysis oil from tire…
- Eyewear made of recycled clothesGerman start-up Kleiderly recycles waste clothing into a new material that they use to make sunglasses. There is 5.5 kilograms of textile waste per…
- Interior products made from recycled coffee groundsUK-based designer Atticus Durnell developed various interior products, varying from tiles to furniture, made with recycled coffee grounds. In the UK alone, more than…
- Bags made of leaf leather and recycled PETBrazilian company Holyfancy designed a collection of bags made of leaf leather, recycled tires and PET. The leaf leather is made from the elephant…
- Lamps made from recycled fishing netsPortuguese designers André Teoman and Ana Rita Pires collaborated on their new project RE_DE, which gives old fishnets a new life as lamps. Most…
- Researchers Develop Mussel- And Mistletoe-Inspired Materials As Alternative To Plastics And GluesResearchers at McGill University have developed a new class of bioinspired materials using concepts borrowed from mussels and mistletoe plants. The innovation could support…
- A table made of recycled sand glass concretePeruvian designer Victoria Hamann created a table made of concrete, in which waste sand glass was incorporated. With the aim to use fewer plastic…
- Recycled Yarn and Fabric FibresThere is a lot you can do with used or discarded fabric fibres and yarn. For example, you can make new clothes out of…
- Foam packaging made of recycled cardboardResearchers publishing in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering developed a cushioning foam from cardboard waste. Paper is one of the most common types of…
- Shoes made of recycled household aluminium foilMunich-based footwear brand nat-2 designed vegan sneakers made from recycled post-consumer household aluminium foil. Called Sleek Alchemist, the sneakers are made in collaboration with…
- ‘Gym equipment’ made from recycled face masksCalled Peso, which is Italian for weight, product designer Michela Pinazza created various weights and a punching bag using used disposable face masks to…
- The Ocean Cleanup: the next phase in capturing plasticThere is so much plastic in the ocean, there is no way to clean it all up. The best thing we can do is…
- What to do with ocean plastic on World Oceans DayOn World Oceans Day, we show you some interesting projects that reuse plastic fished from the ocean. Plastic spells disaster for our oceans. Not…
- 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…
- Print your city: 3D printing public space with plastic wasteThe throwaway lifestyle of contemporary cities has exponentially increased the production of plastic waste, but what to do with it? With their project Print…
- Bronze vessels made from recycled polystyrene packagingFor Fragments, artist and designer Kris Lamba created an ongoing series of bronze vessels, made during a recycling process of polystyrene packaging. Polystyrene is…
- Thermoformable bioplastic developedA mock-up of a bioplastics façade has been created that is made of 90% bioplastics. This project leads the way towards new levels of…
- 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…
