10Mar

“This modern furniture collection is made from manufacturing waste”

Seoul, Korea-based Studio Pesi’s DOT furniture line is made from leftover linoleum and oak that would otherwise be sent to landfills.

10Mar

“You Only Think You’re Recycling These Plastics”

A @Greenpeace survey of U.S. residential recycling plants found that most #3, 4, 5, and 7 plastics are rejected or trashed—not recycled.

05Mar

Berlin-based @SunCrafter upcycles discarded PV panels for use as phone and electronics chargers in energy-poor areas.

05Mar

@APTWorldwide has developed a synthetic hockey field using filaments made from over 60% regrowable raw materials.

05Mar

According to @CEA, the typical life of a cell phone is four to seven years—meaning they constitute a significant potential waste stream.

03Mar

Shredding and freezing are two of the more common ways that the metal components of EV batteries are separated for recycling.

03Mar

97% of the ingredients of Veles, a new all-purpose cleaning product packaged in a refillable bottle, are derived from food waste.

03Mar

@CleanRobotics’ Trashbot uses AI and robotics to automatically sort what you throw away into recyclables and garbage.

27Feb

@BloombergNEF projects that the U.S. will decommission 8,000 wind turbines over the next four years.

27Feb

Renew Technologies manufactures its household cleaners using biosolids, a byproduct of treated wastewater.