New hope for plastic recycling with IBM’s VolCat technology
Think how much more material would be reused if plastic recycling didn’t entail washing, sorting and individual...
Former businessman bicycles down the Thames River to stop plastic pollution
Dhruv Boruah, a former management consultant turned environmental hero is cleaning up the Thames River in London...
These Christmas lights are made of trash left on Canary Island beaches
While some associate Christmas with crass consumerism, Spanish architect Fernando Menis from the Canary Islands...
This powerful video sheds light on 5 things about plastic you might not know
[youtube =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E98-aHrkeaA] This powerful video, titled "5 Things You Didn’t Know...
Carter Zufelt uses an ingenious new process to create art out of recycled plastic trash
Did you know that a plastic bag can take up to 1,000 years to break down? This designer has developed a process...
Inhabitat’s Top 7 Most Inspiring Stories of 2014
Every year you come across those stories that warm your heart and lift your spirits. Whether it involves a tough...
19-Year-Old’s Ocean Cleanup Array Could Clean Half the Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 Years, Study Shows
Last year we reported on teenage inventor Boyan Slat's plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove...
7 Incredible Inventions by Teenage Wunderkinds
An Ocean Clean Up Array to Remove 7,250,000 Tons of Plastic From the World's Oceans When we first covered Boyan...
Ocean Cleanup Array Turns to Crowd Funding to Raise $80K For Feasibility Study
Inhabitat recently reported on 19-year-old Boyan Slat's proposed Ocean Cleanup Array, which the designer believes...
19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World’s Oceans
19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of...
Coca-Cola Launches Plastic Bottle Recycling Program To Make Seats For Brazilian World Cup Stadium
In two years Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and as one of its main sponsors Coca-Cola has pledged to...
Whim Architects Launch Kickstarter Campaign to Build Self-Sustaining Island Homes from Pacific Plastic Garbage
Dutch studio Whim Architects has unveiled plans for a floating, self-sustaining home that would respond to rising...
16-Year-Old Egyptian Scientist Finds Way to Turn Plastic Waste Into $78 Million of Biofuel!
Egyptian teenagers are on a roll lately - if they're not proposing the next-generation of space propulsion systems,...
Hand-Powered Machine Transforms Plastic Bottles into Thatched Roofs for Tropical Climates
Thatch roofs are a traditional building technology in Ecuador for good reason - they keep a home cool and the...
Spherical Underwater ‘Fish Tower’ Skyscraper Recycles Debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was the inspiration for the Plastic Fish Tower, an orb-like underwater skyscraper...
Giant Statue Made From 4,200 Coca-Cola Crates Preaches Recycling in Cape Town, South Africa
Coca-Cola has commissioned several crate man throughout South Africa, but Elliot, who is nearly 60 feet tall and...
New York City Lags Far Behind in Recycling Rates
New York City may be at the top of its game when it comes to energy efficiency and working toward a greener future,...
Green Home 101: Talking Trash
Considering the fact that the average person produces 4.5 pounds of waste per day according to the EPA, we would...