inhabitat

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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...

yellow power-washer with

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...

compost bins and packaging 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...

brown food containers next to tan bag

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...

the-pebble

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...

samples of recycled materials in the colors orange and red, lined up in a three-by-three grid

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...

father and daughter playing on a giant boardgame

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...

small green apple in a bioplastic bag

Bioplastic made from fish scales wins international James Dyson Award

Single-use plastics are a growing problem for our planet, but they have also become a mainstay for people around...

a pile of toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss containers and a bag of one-use floss instruments

Why are toothbrushes so hard to recycle?

Even the remotest islands have no lack of used toothbrushes. Researchers studying Cocos Keeling Islands —...

vertical garden made from clay tiles

This green wall uses upcycled clay tiles for natural cooling

In its latest project to creatively repurpose clay roof tiles, Indian architecture firm Manoj Patel Design Studio...

a tractor next to a pile of old fishing nets

WĀKE LifeProof phone cases use recycled ocean-bound waste

In an effort to find a balance between protecting the significant investment in our cellular devices and protecting...

set of ruins with modern glass and metal connections

Grade II listed Victorian home undergoes a green renovation

London-based firm Will Gamble Architects has breathed new life into a dilapidated building in the small village...

person standing next to solar tiles in a driveway with a parked silver car

First home solar pavement installed on a driveway

Solar tiles aren’t just for roofs anymore. Platio, a Budapest, Hungary-based tech company, has just installed...

wooden tiny home surrounded by jungle vegetation

This DIY off-grid home in Hawaii includes a permaculture farm

Living an off-grid lifestyle is a dream for many, but it's also incredibly tough to achieve. Still, there are a...

black outhouse with grassy roof

“Temple of Poop” grows a flowering rooftop with human waste

Latvian design and build workshop Zeltini has made answering the call of nature into an environmental statement...

More Popular Stories >