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- A Memorial Crafted from Pet Ashes and Crushed ShellsResting Reef is pioneering a unique solution for pet memorials by combining pet ashes with crushed shells to create sustainable, underwater reef urns. The…
- 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…
- Loop Biotech Launches World’s First Mushroom Urn for PetsOn World Animal Day (4 October), Dutch company Loop Biotech launched the Loop FurEver, a mushroom-grown urn for pets. The design offers a sustainable…
- World’s first PET aerogel is made from recycled bottlesResearchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed what they say is the world’s first PET aerogel, made from recycled plastic bottles. Aerogels…
- DePoly to Launch Showcase Facility for Fossil-Free PET RecyclingSwiss cleantech company DePoly will open a 500-tonne-per-year demonstration plant this summer in Monthey, Switzerland. The facility is designed to validate its chemical recycling…
- Microbes Turn PET Waste Into 3D Printed FoodResearchers at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale have developed a process that uses engineered yeasts to convert plastic and agricultural waste into edible ingredients.…
- 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…
- Bricks 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…
- TrussFab: creating large-scale structures from PET bottlesThere are many materials available that are made from recycled plastic bottles, or even projects using them as a whole in an attempt to…
- A pavilion made of 3D printed bricks made of recycled PET bottlesFor the 2024 fall edition of Maison&Objet (4-8 September 2024), Hong Kong-based architectural studio LAAB designed a pavilion consisting of 3D printed bricks, which…
- Paper water bottle as alternative to PETIt’s no secret that plastic bottles are a major environmental hazard, and while they can be relatively easily recycled, it still would be better…
- Packamama’s Eco-Flat Wine Bottle: A Sustainable Packaging SolutionPackamama, a packaging company known for producing the award-winning 'eco-flat' wine bottle, has developed a product designed to improve sustainability and efficiency within the…
- Jeffrey Lamp: A Sustainable Lighting Solution with Acoustic BenefitsFor interior designers and product designers, the JEFFREY lamp presents a thoughtful fusion of aesthetic design and material innovation. This lighting fixture demonstrates how…
- Clothing made from locally sourced river plasticResearchers at the Dutch Saxion University of Applied Sciences developed clothing made of locally sourced river plastics. While some parts of the process have…
- Upcycled domeMateria is in Hong Kong this week for the Retail Asia event. To get us all warm for the show, here’s a recent Hong…
- Bottle canopyA canopy made of everyday drinks bottles has a splash of colour added, and this simple twist really turns the design around. Over 1,500…
- Barbie dolls and Lego bricks made of recycled plasticMattel, the mother company of Barbie, unveiled a collection called Barbie Loves the Ocean, consisting of dolls made of 90 per cent recycled plastic,…
- 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…
- Easier to recycle toothpaste tubes and crisps packetsResearchers of the University of Oxford in the UK developed a greener alternative to crisp packets, while consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive designed a better…
- New ‘plastic surgery’ process promises better recyclingResearchers at IBM developed a catalytic chemical process that digests certain plastics, like PET, into a substance that can directly be reused in the…
- How 3D printing can aid the military3D printing can be used to make anything from small objects to whole houses. Today, we show two projects in which this manufacturing technique…
- Material made from cellulose and chitin could replace flexible plastic packagingResearchers at Georgia Institute of Technology created a biodegradable material made from cellulose, derived from tree fibres, and chitin, derived from crab shells, that…
- From waste to resource: innovations in plastic recyclingAs today is World Environment Day, we take a look at some innovations in the recycling of plastic waste, a major threat to our…
