Glowing labyrinth made from plastic waste pops up in Buenos Aires
Over 15,000 plastic bottles were temporarily given a new lease on life as a glowing labyrinth in Vatican Square,...
The Agraloop turns food waste into sustainable clothing fibers
Don't throw it out — throw it on. The Agraloop Bio-Refinery, a new technology developed by materials science...
This LEED Gold wastewater treatment center is helping a community rethink poo
As anyone who’s been to a community meeting knows, the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome is often a frustrating...
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...
This groundbreaking new machine can recycle 220 pounds of diapers in a single hour
It takes hundreds of years for disposable diapers to decompose in landfills - but this new machine can turn 220...
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...
Two men build a floating “Fatberg” island in Amsterdam
Friends Mike Thompson and Arne Hendriks have created a floating island made of fat, a "Fatberg" as they call it....
It “sounded like an explosion:” avalanche of trash kills 16 people in Mozambique
A devastating garbage landslide precipitated by heavy rainfall wounded six people and killed 16 in Maputo, Mozambique,...
Africa’s first waste-to-energy plant to supply 30% of Addis Ababa’s household electricity needs
Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa has had one landfill for around 50 years: the Koshe dump site. Serving over three...
Hong Kong faces ‘growing mountain of waste’ in wake of China’s trash ban
On January 1st, China banned imports of 24 kinds of trash - and the move is wrecking havoc on Hong Kong. Reuters...
Dubai announces plans for world’s biggest waste-to-energy facility
Dubai plans to deal with their garbage in a bold new way: with the largest waste-to-energy plant in the world....
Humans have already dumped 400,000 pounds of trash on the Moon
Pollution isn't just Earth's problem anymore. Despite not having established a permanent lunar residency, humans...
Geologists discover bacteria that turns small bits of gold into solid nuggets
Geologists in Queensland, Australia have discovered a unique type of bacteria that forges small bits of gold into...
Outstanding eco-friendly resort in China is made with recycled and locally-sourced materials
The four pavilions of the Naked Gallery resort in China were built using a combination of locally available natural...
“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...
China bans ‘foreign waste,’ causing recycling chaos in America
When you drop those bottles and plastic containers off to be recycled, do you know where they go? The United States...
Coca-Cola increased its plastic bottle production by a billion in 2016
Coca-Cola increased its global production of single-use, throwaway plastic bottles by one billion in 2016, according...
London’s sewer-dwelling ‘fatberg’ will be converted into biofuel
IT's not the only monster lurking in the sewers. Beneath the streets of London lies the now-notorious "fatberg,"...
The world’s population buys one million plastic bottles every single minute
We're drowning in plastic bottles. New statistics released by The Guardian reveal that humans purchase one million...
Vancouver on track to kill wasteful single-use packaging
Vancouver, Canada wants to become a zero-waste city - no easy feat for an area with over 600,000 people. But as...
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,...
Myanmar’s eco-friendly startup transforms trash into treasure—and jobs
Trash is a big problem in Myanmar. Garbage is scattered in the streets with smells of burning trash never far behind—but...
Artist turns urban trash into amazing animal murals
We’ve featured Bordalo II’s works around the streets of Lisbon previously, and the prolific artist has continued...
Starbucks trials recyclable paper coffee cups for potential global use
In the UK, only one in every 400 paper coffee cup is recycled. Starbucks is partnering with Frugalpac, a manufacturer...
Zappos redesigns its shoe boxes to be infinitely reusable
With more and more of us now ordering basic goods online, the average person's life is starting to include more...
3D-printed clothes could be an industry breakthrough
Imagine going to a clothing store, picking out your favorite fashions, and having a completely custom outfit made...
These amazing crystal chandeliers are alive
Sturkenboom starts by selecting antique objects and covering them with a fluid which causes crystals to grow on...
DIY recycling machines will let anyone turn plastic waste into functional objects
Last year the world produced nearly 311 million tons of plastic, but less than 10% of that was recycled. The truth...
HOW TO: Use Naturemill’s Metro Composter to compost indoors without the odor
STEP 1: Getting set up Remove all of the contents from the shipping box and find a good spot in your home to...
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...