Breakthrough: Polyethylene Bags and Jugs Can Finally be Upcycled to Solve Several Problems at Once
Notorious plastic bags and containers can finally be upcycled, thanks to polyethylene breakthrough at Berkeley's Lawrence National Lab
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Guy Turns Old Tires Into Beautiful Cozy Beds For 6,000 Stray Dogs And Cats in Brazil
Over in Brazil, a young environmentalist named Amarildo Silva Filho has been turning discarded tires into beds for stray dogs and cats.
Friends Saved Over a Million Gallons of Paint From Landfill by Rescuing and Remixing it to Give it New Color
Two friends have saved more than 1.05 million gallons of paint from landfills by rescuing and remixing them for sale at cheap price.
Dutch Are Reducing Waste By Fixing Broken Objects With Online Local Barter Network-And You Can Too
Finding someone who can fix a broken piece of furniture, mend clothing, or repair a family treasure has become easier thanks to a new online platform. The guilder is a repair exchange platform, enabling the repair of broken objects with local knowledge, skills, and tools—but without any money being exchanged. Objects like chairs, benches, tea […]
Mom Alters Her Old Prom Dress for 5-Year-old to Wear to Daddy-Daughter Dance (Look)
An Oklahoma mom altered her old prom dress so that her little girl could wear it to her ‘daddy-daughter' dance—and the results were fantastic.
She Turns Old Leather Sofas into Chic $200 Handbags to Cut Down on Waste-And They're Flying Out the Door
An Englishwoman is turning old leather sofas into beautiful handbags as a way to save them from the landfill. (LOOK)
Two-Thirds Feel Guilty For Getting Rid of Sentimental Items, So Resale Stores are Thriving
Most of the items in an average American home are secondhand, and throwing things away causes angst, unless they're put to good use.
Breakthrough in Recycling EV Batteries Can Recover 100% of Aluminum and 98% of Lithium Thanks to Swedish Scientists
Swedish researchers are recycling EV batteries while recovering 100 percent of the aluminum and 98 percent of the lithium.
Concrete Made 30% Stronger by Adding Waste Coffee Grounds-Cutting Emissions and Mining in the Process
Engineers are making concrete stronger by giving coffee grounds a "double shot" at life to reduce waste going to landfills.
30 Wineries Sign Up to Refillable Wine Bottle Service in Oregon
The startup Revino is looking to switch the Oregon wine market to reuseable wine bottles with collection and refilling options.
Man Used 80 Discarded Vape Batteries to Power an Electric Scooter Proving the Importance of E-Waste
A clever graduate has used 80 discarded vape batteries to power his e-scooter—and to make a point about waste.
She Upcycled Her Late Grandpa's Shirts Into Cute Tops to Keep Him Close to her Heart-See How
She didn't want to throw away her late grandpa's clothes so she upcycled them into fashionable tops-and she's helping others do it, too.
Golf Lover Creates Tiger Woods Portrait-Entirely Made of 25,000 Golf Tees (Photos)
Golf fan Aaron Norris has created a stunning portrait of Tiger Woods made out of 25,000 new and broken golf tees.
Starbucks and McDonald's Aim to Replace 250 Billion Paper Coffee Cups with Recyclable Alternatives
NextGen Cup, led by Starbucks and McDonald's, launched a pilot program to create a green alternative to the 250 billion discard paper coffee cups.
McDonald's Breaks New Ground With Returnable, Reusable Coffee Cups
McDonald's UK begins testing new line of reusable coffee cups made by Loop, as a sort of "bike rental but for cups" to cut back on waste.
Ford Auto Parts Made of Mushrooms, Rather Than Plastic
Eben Bayer of Ecovative has just announced a new partnership with Ford to create compostable car parts from mushrooms. Instead of using an enormous amount of energy and oil to make plastic, polystyrene or styrofoam, the New York-based start-up uses agricultural waste to create biodegradable parts and packing materials.
Startup in Uganda Recycles Plastic Bottles into PPE Face Shields For Hospitals
As Uganda experiences a lack of PPE in hospitals, two entrepreneurs at Takataka Plastics began making face shields out of recycled plastic.
In World First, Recycling Plant Uses Special Kiln to Make Disposing of Asbestos Safe For Future Generations
The company Thermal Recycling in England developed an envrionmentally responsible way of disposing of asbestos, a world first.
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
World's First Fully-Recyclable Electronic Transistor Produced By 3D Printers at Duke University
Duke University unveiled the world's first fully recyclable 3D printed electronic transistor-recovering nearly 100% of the materials used.
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