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- New Technology Could Make Hard-to-Recycle Plastics RecyclableA breakthrough in plastic technology could revolutionise industries like product design, automotive design, packaging design, and fashion. Researchers from Leiden University have developed a…
- Precious Plastic: Build Your Own Plastic Recycling FactoryCurrently, less than 10% of the world's waste plastic is recycled. Project Precious Plastic from Dutch innovator Dave Hakkens however seeks to change this…
- Zero Waste Bistro is made from recycled drink cartons and recycled plasticZero Waste Bistro, a pop-up restaurant built for the WantedDesign Manhattan fair at the NYCxDesign Festival, is built from board made from recycled drink…
- Recycled Park made from plastic waste retrieved from the riverPlastic litters our environment and harms marine life when it enters the water. In order to reclaim this plastic waste, various organisations in the…
- 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…
- Plastic Fantastic: Tracing the Evolution and Impact of PlasticsThe Industriemuseum in Ghent, Belgium, is hosting "Plastic Fantastic?", an exhibition that explores the development, applications, and challenges of plastics. Running until 2 June…
- Raingear and swimwear made from recycled plastic bottlesAlarmed by the prediction that plastic will outnumber fish in the ocean by weight in 2050, several companies have turned to recycling plastic bottles…
- Plastic made to be recycledResearchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US developed a type of plastic that was made to be recycled. There are so many…
- Is recycling the solution for plastic waste?Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden found toxic chemicals in recycled plastic collected in thirteen countries, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals. At first…
- “World’s First” Poker Set Made From Recycled Marine PlasticA poker set made from discarded marine plastic, said to be the world's first, shows how ocean waste can become a high-quality design product.…
- Eco CP3 Pallet Demonstrates Potential of Recycled PlasticsWaste-to-product company Renewi and plastic pallet manufacturer Cabka have developed the Eco CP3 pallet, made entirely from 100% recycled polyethylene (PE). The project demonstrates…
- 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,…
- Recycled Plastic Packaging Waste Developed into 3D Printing FilamentResearchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM and Hochschule Bremen – City University of Applied Sciences have developed a…
- Seashell-Inspired Design Makes Recycled Plastics Stronger and More ReliableResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a bio-inspired way to turn unreliable recycled plastics into high-performance materials. The method takes cues…
- Recycled 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…
- Children’s furniture made from recycled plastic toysThe majority of children’s toys is made from plastic. Plastic is versatile, relatively safe to put in your mouth, and, most importantly perhaps, cheap.…
- Recycled Plastic Shapes Sound And Light In Ninefold InstallationNinefold: A Distributed Resonant Field is an immersive installation that demonstrates how recycled plastic can actively influence sound, light and spatial perception. Created by…
- Recycled Wind Turbine Blades Used to Create Stronger PlasticsResearchers at Washington State University have developed a novel, sustainable method to recycle wind turbine blades and transform them into high-performance plastics. By avoiding…
- 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…
- New 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…
- A 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,…
- 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…
- Stackable bricks made from recycled plasticUsing local plastic, architect Rushabh Chheda of Conscious Designs designed building blocks which can be stacked in various ways to facilitate self-built, affordable housing.…
- Ocean dildos made from recycled ocean plasticPlastic takes hundreds of years to decompose, but every year, 8 million tones of plastic ends up in the ocean, harming marine life. Several…
