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Aerial view of a site strewn with sacks of plastic waste

Flipflopi turns plastic waste into beautiful Kenyan boats

In recent years, coastal regions have been increasingly littered with waste washed up on the shores. This is a...

A piano mounted on a bike.

Upcycling and creativity merge in these unique inventions

Kevin Cheung describes himself as an environmentalist and sustainable product designer. He upcycles all kinds of...

Two men wearing yellow overalls and a woman in the center of them wearing an orange overall sit on a pile of fish nets

Make your own ethical fashion from recycled plastic nets

The Risacca Project aims to turn the oceans' garbage patches filled with plastic pollution into more than a dystopian...

Stacks of colorful plastic blocks.

These recycled plastic concrete blocks are zero-waste

ByBlock concrete blocks from ByFusion Global are a new alternative building material that uses hard-to-recycle...

Assortment of colorful objects moulded from eggshell composite used to make CArrelé tiles

These beautiful tiles are made from recycled eggshells

Each year, over 8.5 million metric tons of eggshells are discarded, most of which end up in landfills. Though...

A close-up of a blue Flow Pollinator House.

Flow Pollinator House is a limited-edition honey bee home

Buzz into a healthier bee population with the addition of a limited-release shelter option, available only in the...

Aeriel view of the compost facility

First fully solar-powered compost facility opens in California

California state law (SB 1383) takes effect January 1, 2022, requiring the majority of homes and businesses in...

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Reducing and reusing via green burials in a Portland cemetery

New Jersey-based real estate developer Ed Bixby never expected to get into the cemetery business. But when he and...

Three images. On the left, A hand holding a reusable boba cup with an orange ring around the lid. In the middle, a reusable boba cup with an orange ring around the lid sits on a table. On the right, a clear reusable boba cup with an orange ring around the lid next to a boba cup with an opaque yellow coating.

BobaWare eliminates single-use plastic from the boba experience

BobaWare is the result of a months-long brainstorm by classmates determined to reduce the waste caused by the production...

mugs, rolling pins, clocks and kitchen items on a table

Make friends while saving money and the planet in Buy Nothing groups

Back in the pre-internet days, if you were cleaning out your cupboards and found five empty jars, a can of beans...

green compost box, razor, toothbrush and cotton swabs on white background

Green Box: a hotel amenity kit made of compostable plastic

Designed to help tackle plastic waste in the hospitality industry, the Green Box is a circular hotel amenities...

white food containers on orange table

PriestmanGoode designs sustainable, plastic-free takeout containers

London-based design studio PriestmanGoode, as part of the Wallpaper* Re-Made project, has imagined a new, sustainable...

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Pharrell Williams debuts The Pebble, a recyclable dining kit

Pentatonic, a circular economy company focused on removing single-use plastic products from the marketplace, partnered...

a coffee table made of grass clippings with attached, lit-up, round lightbulb. a person to the right of the table touches the table's outer edge.

Ottan Studio transforms green waste into home decor

Green design start-up Ottan Studio is committed to producing upcycled decor out of food and green waste. By...

colorful DIY gameboard tiles and two dice

Parent shares process of making life-size board game from cardboard

Every parent can attest that kids often enjoy playing with the box a gift comes in more than the gift itself, and...

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