Arctic explorer tests the RIKR recycled plastic backpack
Often when products claim to be made from recycled materials, companies are only talking about the bulk of the...
Plastic-fishing group in Amsterdam turns trash into contemporary furniture
If we remove plastic from the world's waterways, what happens to it next? Amsterdam-based Plastic Whale - the "first...
Beautiful PET lamps combat plastic waste around the world
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Triennial is in full swing and some of our favorite pieces on display at...
Artist upcycles plastic bottles into enchanting chandeliers
These elaborate chandeliers might look like they’re made from crystal at a distance—but take a closer look...
Plastic waste pop-up pavilion rethinks recycling in the Netherlands
Plastic waste takes on new life in the PET Pavilion, a temporary structure that popped up in a public park in Enschede,...
New study finds PET bottles of five huge soda brands contain harmful heavy metals
The Indian government just delivered a blow to soda drinkers around the world. They commissioned a study that uncovered...
World's first Plastic Bottle Village to recycle over a million PET bottles
Each home will comprise a steel cage full of recycled plastic bottles that are then covered in a concrete mix....
Artist Veronika Richterová turns plastic bottles into beautiful plant and animal sculptures
Artist Richterová didn’t have an environmental agenda when she first started making sculpture from plastic bottles....
Kuskus is a rocking chair made from upcycled plastic bottles
France-based eco-friendly home decor company Plastiketic unveiled the Kuskus, a rocking chair made from 36 upcycled...
The DIY Pet House is an Animal Shelter Made From Recycled Bottles
Pet House is a conceptual sustainable DIY kit designed by Dr. Hakan Gürsu that transforms waste water bottlesinto...
India Shuts Down Coca-Cola Plant for Extracting Too Much Groundwater
Officials in the Indian city of Varanasi have ordered a Coca-Cola bottling factory in the nearby village of Mehdiganj...
Giant Glowing Sculpture Made From Crushed PET Bottles Rises at the Venice Architecture Bienniale
[vimeo width="537" height="402"]http://vimeo.com/49590279#at=34[/vimeo] Garcia and Siuda created Devebere after...
Ubicuo Diseño + Deriva Colectivo's Architecture Pavilion Features a Platform Made of Recycled Bottles
With the intention of creating a versatile architecture pavilion that could be set up in a variety of different...
Recycled PET Bottles Become Inexpensive Radiation Detectors in Japan
Researchers in Japan have developed a method for making radiation detection devices out of recycled PET bottles...
