Category "Initiatives"

Dutch designer Thom Bindels has developed Ecosystem Kickstarter, a honeycomb-shaped cardboard frame that can help small-scale farmers grow crops in degraded soil.

The Ocean Cleanup ‘Interceptor’ Aims to Extract up to 50,000 kg of Plastic Waste Per Day from Rivers Around the World.

A fleet of self-sustaining vessels will collect and process mixed plastic in the world’s waterways, a nonprofit organization announced this month.

With the project Shapeshift that kicks off today, funding platform Kickstarter calls for projects made from recycled materials, transforming “trash” into original product design.

From tackling plastics to curbing our consumerism, creative minds are focused on stylish ways to save the planet.

Entries to the international sustainable packaging competition have smashed last year's record by 60%. Packagingeurope.com is sharing the submissions to the 2019 edition of sustainable packaging innovation.

ChuChu Design is an eco-friendly startup lifting families out of poverty with the art of upcycling.

Erstmals kürt die Deutsche Umwelthilfe die unsinnigste Einweg-Plastikverpackung des Jahres. Insgesamt sind sechs Produkte für den „Goldenen Geier“ nominiert. Über den „Gewinner“ dürfen die Verbrauche online abstimmen.

In a new position paper, “Recycling Bioplastics,” experts from Fraunhofer UMSICHT took a closer look at the material group of bioplastics and wondered: Are bioplastics compatible with recycling?

Throwise (throw-wisely) is a gamification of disposing waste to help elementary school students reduce waste.