Truman’s wants to reduce single-use plastics in the household cleaner industry
The household cleaning aisle at the store features dozens of spray cleaners for different surfaces, and the ingredient...
Plastic waste has met its match with the viral #Trashtag challenge
It is rare when a social media trend actually results in a physical change to the environment, especially when...
Trader Joe’s ditching single-use plastics for more eco-friendly options
An increasing number of grocery stores are ditching single-use plastics to help curb the amount of synthetic materials...
LSU researcher creates biodegradable plastic beads for Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras would not be the same without its plastic beads. For the past 200 years, people have given out freebies...
Johnson & Johnson offers Acuvue contact recycling program
Figuring out what is or is not recyclable is an ongoing struggle with program availability differing from one location...
The Refill Shoppe enforces zero-waste packaging, provides bulk refill solutions for myriad household and beauty products
With the nearly constant conversation about zero waste and minimization in general, single use packaging is a hot...
Oceans are dubbed the ‘ultimate sink’ for plastic waste
Plastic waste has officially reached the deepest levels of the world's oceans, which are now being dubbed as the...
California teen finds golf balls are a major source of plastic waste in our oceans
The plastic waste in our oceans is a major environmental problem thanks to humans tossing out single-use items...
Companies pledge $1.5 billion to reduce plastic waste
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), a group of 28 companies that produce plastics and consumer goods, announced...
Nestle ditching plastic straws, water bottles to reduce plastic waste
Nestle, the world’s largest packaged food company, is on a mission to reduce plastic waste. This week, the Swiss...
Study finds microplastics in sea turtles around the world
The microplastics problem in the oceans has made its way to sea turtles in a big way. A new study from researchers...
Twenty aims to dramatically reduce the waste of household products
Dubai Design Week — an annual event celebrating and promoting design and creativity — took place earlier this...
SodaStream deploys an ocean-sweeper to clean up plastic waste in the Caribbean Sea
SodaStream has announced the launch of its massive ocean-sweeper, a contraption designed to dismantle booming plastic...
Indonesia accepts plastic bottles in exchange for free bus rides
Plastic waste is a huge problem in Indonesia, and this has led the country’s second-largest city to come up with...
UK’s Co-op to ditch single-use plastic bags for biodegradable bags
A popular supermarket chain in the U.K. is taking a step toward bettering the environment by putting a stop to...
Danish brewer Carlsberg to swap plastic 6-pack rings for glue
The Danish beer company Carlsberg is doing its part in cutting down plastic waste. The brewing company just vowed...
This floating park in Rotterdam is made from recycled plastic waste
More than 1,000 square feet of plastic ultimately destined to pollute the ocean is getting a second lease on life...
A massive five-ton plastic waste whale breaches in a Bruges canal
Five tons of plastic waste has been pulled from the oceans and transformed into the Bruges Whale, a gigantic sculpture...
New study suggests that plastic waste may be transformed into usable energy
A new study from the Earth Engineering Center (EEC|CCNY) at the Grove School of Engineering of the City College...
Ecobricks transform plastic trash into reusable building blocks
People are getting creative with plastic waste around the world, and now Ecobricks wants to utilize plastic for...
UK plans to ban the sales of plastic straws to tackle ocean plastic pollution
8.5 billion plastic straws are tossed out in the United Kingdom every year, according to a recent study cited by...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at an exponential rate
Scientists recently found that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - now three times the size of France - is showing...
London to combat plastic waste with network of bottle refill points and fountains
London is taking a swing at plastic waste by offering alternatives to plastic water bottles. Instead of buying...
Iceland supermarket commits to eliminating plastic within five years
Iceland Foods has committed to removing all plastic from its brand-name products within the next five years and...
INTERVIEW: James Dyson on using his famous vacuum technology to suck garbage from rivers
Every year, roughly 14 billion tons of waste are swept out to our oceans via rivers and canals - an environmental...
“Garbage emergency” declared in Bali as clean-up unfolds
The Indonesian island of Bali recently declared a "garbage emergency" in response to the overwhelming amount of...
IBUKU unveils modular bamboo homes for garbage collectors in Bali
Bali-based IBUKU explores the fantastic potential of bamboo as a sustainable building material - and we've featured...
This brilliant project turns plastic waste into 3D-printed benches for Amsterdam
Rotterdam-based studio The New Raw is rallying citizens to turn their household plastic waste into stylish public...
Historic French building stuffed with plastic bags looks ready to explode
A shockingly large number of plastic bags appeared to fill a historic stone building to near bursting in Bordeaux...
Shocking Caribbean photos reveal a “sea of plastic and Styrofoam”
We hear about the issue of ocean plastic a lot, but these new photographs demonstrate just how pervasive the pollution...