To Eliminate Plastic, College Grad Designs Ramen Packaging That Dissolves in Hot Water
After spending countless nights in college eating ramen noodles, this design student came up with an ingenious replacement for its plastic packaging.
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In Major Victory for the Environment, Germany Bans Single-Use Plastic and Styrofoam
Bills coming out of the German parliament include a planned 15-year exit from coal power and bans on plastic straws and single-use styrofoam containers.
Caribbean Island is On Track to Become the World's First 'Hurricane-Proof' Country
Plans for building a climate-resiliant nation, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, have led to a GDP rise by 9% for the Caribbean island of Dominica.
New Plant-Based Bottles and Cups Backed by Coca-Cola And Dannon Can Degrade in a Year
The bioplastic startup Avantium in The Netherlands has won partnerships with Coca-Cola, Dannon, and Carlsberg for innovative plant-based plastic bottles.
Scuba Diving Group Swamped With Orders for Its Face Masks Made From Recycled Ocean Plastic
Since the Professional Association of Diving Instructors launched the initiative this month, they have been flooded with more than 15,000 pre-orders.
Newly-Developed Enzyme That Breaks Down Plastic Bottles in Hours is On Track to Change the Recycling Game
Carbios is responsible for making a new enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles in just 10 hours—all while keeping them molecularly sound.
This Collapsible, Self-Cleaning Steel Straw Could Finally Spell the End of Disposable Plastic Alternatives
Since the straw's crowdfunding campaign was launched earlier this week, it has already raised almost twice its original goal.
Revolutionary New Recycling Method for Plastic and Waste is Solving Two Problems With One Stream
Israeli startup UBQ has created a revolutionary new method for recycling plastic and biological household waste into sustainable thermoplastic.
Scientists Use Tiny Spring Magnets to Harmlessly Dissolve Microplastics in Water
The researchers managed to use the little springs to cleanse water samples of microplastics over the course of just eight hours.
Construction Begins On First Ever Commercial Plastics-to-Fuel Factory in the US
The new factory is being hailed as the first ever commercial-scale factory for turning plastics into fuel in the United States.
Girls Collect Over 20,000 Snack Wrappers and Mail Them Back to Manufacturers to Curb Plastic Use
In a bid to guilt food companies out of using wasteful plastic packaging, these students are mailing snack wrappers back to their manufacturers.
Fashion Designers Replace Plastic-Based Vegan 'Leather' With Fabric Made Out of Apple Peels
These two sisters wanted to make a more eco-friendly vegan leather for their cruelty-free purses-so they used apple peels from the juicing industry.
These Edible Straws Harness Nature to Replace Single-Use Plastic and Help Local Farmers
Harnessing nature to replace single-use plastics, Equo Straws are 100% biodegradable and come in 4 natural flavors sourced from local farming communities.
New Factory That Uses Enzymes to Recycle All Plastics At Once Has the Backing of Major Corporations
Carbios created the first PET-bottle made with 100% bio-recycled waste—and is poised to solve the toughest recycling problems with backing from major firms.
Island Province in China Bans All Disposable Plastics - And Rallies to Ramp Up Biodegradable Substitutes
Single-use plastic tableware, cups, food containers, and bags will be banned in the Chinese province of Hainan as part of a new eco plan.
Additive That Makes Plastic Harmless Has Potential to Be Biodegrading Game-Changer
A new chemical additive already being used by major brands like Puma, makes plastic biodegrade into harmless elements, not microplastics.
Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Valuable Commodities, to Create a Bigger Market for Waste Materials
Scientists find simple method for retrieving valuable chemicals from plastic waste using microwaves, so recyclers can make more money
These Sunglasses Are Made From the First Ever Batch of Plastic Waste Recovered by the Ocean Cleanup Project
Since Boyan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup recovered the first load of garbage from the GPGP, they have managed to turn the trash into treasure.
60+ Major Companies Sign 'Radical' Deal to Dramatically Reduce Plastic Waste in Just 4 Years
Over 60 companies from New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, have signed the ANZPAC pledge to reduce plastic waste and more.
Scientists Make Microplastics Breakthrough, Devising Method to Trap And Remove Them
Microbiologists at Hong Kong Polytechnic University have found a way to use bacteria to trap microplastics.
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