LEGO Unveils First Brick Prototype Made from Recycled Plastic -Watch Their 'Clutch Strength' and Smash Testing
LEGO now has a prototype brick made from recycled plastic that lives up to company standards for the iconic building toy.
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UPDATE: Plant Opens to Change the Recycling Game by Breaking Down Plastic Bottles With Enzyme From Leaves
Carbios, a French company that impressed industry elites in 2020 with an enzyme that eats plastic, has just opened a demonstration plant
Company Innovates Microplastics That are Biodegradable or Don't Break Apart At All
As the EU prepares to ban microplastic products, startup Calyxia is looking to offer them biodegradable ones instead.
Millions of Plastic Bottles Will Be Offset as Remote Town Gets Renewable Drinking Water Created From Sunlight
SOURCE Global has installed their third successful array of hydropanels that deliver sustainable, clean drinking water to Indigenous peoples.
Cozy Dining Cabins Made From Plastic Bottles Withstood the NYC Hurricane And May Be Future of Disaster Relief
Having been built as outdoor restaurant seating in New York, interlocking plastic Friendship Bottles also stood up to the cat. 2 storms
Thailand is Making COVID-19 Protective Gear From Upcycled Bottles
Thailand is upcycling plastic bottles to make PPE protective gear to help people in the fight against COVID-19.
Billionaire Gives Away Most of His Fortune to Help Save the Ocean
This Norwegian businessman is giving away "the lion's share" of his fortune to help nurse the oceans back to health.
Tesco, the UK's Biggest Supermarket Chain, Removed 1 Billion Pieces of Plastic From Across Its Stores in 2020
Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket chain, removed 1 billion pieces of plastic from across its stores in 2020.
Youth is Fighting Microplastic Pollution with Magnetic Liquid After Winning Google Science Fair
Fionn Ferreira is young, but that hasn't stopped him from creating a potentially-groundbreaking cleaning method of microplastics in the ocean
New Solar-Powered Beach Robot Filters Even Tiny Plastic - And 30x Faster Than Humans
The BeBot beach cleaning robot is 30x faster than hands, and will help 4Ocean pull their 20 millionth pound of trash out of the ocean.
India Bans Long List of Single-Use Plastics Starting Next July
The second-most populous country in the world has banned an array of single use plastics, such as cutlery, plates, and thin bags, beginning July, 2022.
Americans Want to Use Less Plastic and They Hoard Containers Rather Than Tossing, Poll Shows
62% of Americans polled would rather hoard plastic for possible reuse than throw it away, and half are looking to use less plastic.
Maine is First U.S. State to Ban PFAS "Forever Chemicals" in All Products-and Huge Companies Are Getting On Board
Toxic "forever chemicals" PFAS, PFOS, and PFOA, are being cut out of 23 huge brands, while Maine leads a state-level charge to clean water.
Maine Becomes First US State to Make Corporations Pay for Recycling if They Don't Use Sustainable Packaging
Maine holds companies responsible by taxing the packaging they import into the state and reimbursing municipal recycling for its disposal.
Mussels Can Help Filter Microplastics Out of Our Oceans Without Any Harm to the Molluscs
A trial using mussels to filter out microplastics in an English sound has found that they can clean 25% of the pollutants from the water.
Company Collects 80% of City's Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into Lumber
More than 80% of the municipal plastic recyclables of Halifax are being processed by a brilliant local company that turns it all into lumber.
'House of Plastic Bottles' Rises in Serbia
A retired Serbian physics professor has built a house with plastic bottles in the place of bricks, using 14,000 containers his students collected as litter from the countryside. The plastic bottles offer great insulation!
'The Manta' Sailing Vessel is Designed to Feed on Plastic Waste for Power - While Cleaning Oceans
Gathering plastic waste and turning it into fuel, the concept Manta sailing vessel would be revolutionary.
Enzyme Discovered in a Cemetery's Compost Heap Can Break Down PET Plastic in Record Time
PET plastic bottles, food containers, and lightweight wrap for packaging have become a problem if they're not recycled—but scientists searching through compost piles have discovered an enzyme that degrades the plastic in record time. The enzyme PHL7, which the German researchers found in a compost heap in Leipzig, could make bio-PET recycling possible much faster […]
Electric Cars Could Be Made With Plastic From Clunkers According to New Research
Electric cars could be made with plastic from old clunkers, according to new research. The substance utilized is graphene.
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