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- A sweater made from recycled bullet proof vests and firefighter suitsTechnical clothing company Vollebak designed a men’s sweater made from recycled ballistic vests and firefighter suits. Annually, around 100 billion pieces of clothing are…
- Sneakers made of recycled bubble wrapGerman innovative shoe brand nat-2 developed a sneaker made of recycled bubble wrap. Bubble wrap is a common packaging material – and entertaining pastime…
- Building houses of 100% recycled plasticNorwegian start-up Othalo developed technology to produce building elements made from 100% recycled plastic and teamed up with UN Habitat to build millions of…
- An open source e-skateboard made of recycled plasticPortugal-based designer João Leão designed an open-source e-skateboard made of recycled plastic as a response to the plastic waste problem and hectic commuting in…
- Recycling concrete with added wood wasteResearchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a new procedure for recycling concrete with the addition of discarded wood, which results in a new…
- Corrugated boards made of recycled denimIn order to raise awareness for the waste streams of the fashion and textile industries, designer Benjamin Stanton developed corrugated boards made of recycled…
- A safety shoe toe cap made of recycled materialFor her graduation project, mechanical engineer Ilse ten Bruggencate designed of the Dutch Saxion University of Applied Sciences and tested a safety shoe made…
- Waterproof shoes made of recycled coffeeFinnish start-up Rens Original developed waterproof and odour-resistant slip-on shoes made of recycled coffee. Every day, 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide,…
- Potentially recyclable wind turbine bladesUS National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed wind turbine blade components using liquid thermoplastic resin. Wind turbine blades are commonly made using thermoset resins. The…
- 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…
- Lease jeans made with recycled denimDutch brand MUD Jeans is the first CO2 neutral denim brand with a circular philosophy, and offers a “Lease a Jeans” programme for their…
- How sustainable is recycled polyester?Author: Marjorie van Elven from FashionUnited About 49 percent of the world’s clothing is made of polyester and Greenpeace forecasts this percentage to nearly…
- More sustainable asphalt made from recycled tires and organic waxAna María Rodríguez Alloza, a researcher from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), developed a new type of asphalt that could be considered more ecological,…
- Recycling an old bridge and dead coral to restore reefsIn an attempt to restore bleaching coral reefs, initiatives make artificial reefs using an old bridge and dead coral. Coral reefs are diverse underwater…
- Recycling coffee groundsIn addition to recycling materials like paper and glass, UK recycling company Paper Round collects coffee grounds separately, to be turned into bio-fuel by…
- The world’s first bicycle path from recycled plasticThe province of Overijssel in the Netherlands will get the world’s first, and second, PlasticRoad, a road made from recycled plastic, in the form of…
- New type of plastic can be recycled infinitelyResearchers at Colorado State University developed a new type of plastic that can, theoretically, be recycled infinitely. Plastics have proven their usefulness over and…
- Roadside clippings and recycled fibre-reinforced plastic to protect waterbanksWith two projects, alternative and sustainable materials are being tested to protect waterbanks in the Netherlands. The Dutch Department of Waterways and Public Works…
- Foldable bicycle helmet from recycled plastic keeps you safe on the roadDepending on where you live and how the infrastructure is, cycling may not be the safest option for you. A helmet makes it a…
- Properly Breathing House with recycled ceramic bricksIn a lot of ways, buildings are like people. They come in all shapes and sizes, need an extra layer to keep warm, and…
- 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 Jeans on The WallRecycled Textile on the Wall and Recycled Jeans on the Wall are sustainable wall and ceiling decorations made of textile fibres. Discarded clothes and jeans are turned into a decorative and acoustic wall covering by unraveling the clothes and mixing the resulting fibres with a biobased glue. By using fibres of different colours and with additions to the fibres, interesting decorative effects can be created.
- 3D Printed Recycled Custom FaçadeAectual produced a custom 3D printed façade for the BOSS store at İstinye Park in Istanbul, designed in collaboration with Ippolito Fleitz Group. The 73 m² façade consists of 136 individually printed elements made from recycled post-industrial polypropylene.
- Tyyne Acoustic Screen Combines Wood Weaving With Recycled MaterialsFinnish interior architecture studio Sistem and circular economy company Niimaar have developed Tyyne, an acoustic space divider inspired by traditional wood weaving. The design…
