Category "Waste"

Von Discountern und internationalen Getränkekonzernen werden immer mehr Einweg-Plastikflaschen in den Markt gedrückt. Doch neben dem Ressourcenverbrauch belastet dies vor allem das Klima.

Kazakhstani designer Enis Akiev has developed a method for turning single-use plastic packaging into tiles, by emulating the organic process of rock formation.

In 2013 geologist Patricia Corcoran and artist Kelly Jazvac travelled to Hawaii to study a new type of stone they have described as 'Plastiglomerate.'

SOAPBOTTLE is a no-waste product, designed by Jonna Breitenhuber. The soap is made of natural ingredients and is biodegradable.

Royal College of Art graduate Tessa Silva has turned a clay-like material made from waste milk into bulbous vases, candelabras and door handles called Chalk & Cheese.

MANOTECA crafts unique pieces of furniture by using parts from abandoned products.

Benjamin Benmoyal, a fashion student at Central Saint Martins in London, uses discarded video and cassette tapes to design his new collection called “It Was Better Tomorrow.”

The company repurposedMATERIALS comes up with creative ways to keep all sorts of unwanted stuff out of landfills.

The Ocean Cleanup’s device — a 2,000-foot long floating tube that skims the surface of the water to catch plastic trash—has returned to shore.

In 2016, Japanese scientists discovered a bacterium that can break down PET plastic. Now, researchers from DTU will speed up the process to put plastic waste to use.