Category "Waste"

The unknitting machine is a student-designed device that uses human power to unravel old knitted clothes, so the yarn can be reused.

Scientists from the UK’s National Physical Laboratory have developed a printed circuit board that falls apart when immersed in hot water.

Afroz Shah is a young Indian lawyer from Mumbai whose name is synonymous with the world’s largest beach clean-up project. In 2016, the UN awarded him for their Champions of the Earth Award.

Scottish startup Kenoteq has launched the K-Briq – a more sustainable building brick that is unfired and made of 90 per cent construction waste.

Pieces of plastic that are gray, round, and resembling rocks and pebbles are hiding in plain sight on the beaches of southern England.

“Module Maiz One” is based on a 100% biologically degradable material made from leftovers of the corn harvest.

The original Tide chandelier is part of a larger body of work based on the collection of 'man made' debris washed up on a specific stretch of Kent coastline at Dungeness.

These highly concentrated shampoo bars come sans plastic—and last longer than their bottled counterparts.

A team of entrepreneurs from San Francisco has developed a bio-based packaging that can respond to the environment and detect safety issues, such as spoilage or even cold chain monitoring.

The old-fashioned general store has been reborn in a modern format. Refill your shampoo, house cleaners, spices and olive oil at these zero-waste shops.