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06Dec

“They’re making paper out of stone—and saving lots of trees”

@KarstStonePaper has developed a wood- and water-less process of making paper that instead uses stone waste mined from construction sites.

05Dec

@sodra has developed a way to recycle large volumes of used cotton and blended textiles such as polycotton into new clothing.

04Dec

@CORMOUSA has developed a method to turn corn waste into a replacement for peat moss, which is critical in growing several commercial crops.

03Dec

@Hyundai_Global and affiliate Hyundai Transys have unveiled a series of fashion creations made from recycled car seat waste.

02Dec

@SussexUni researchers have created an adhesive that can be removed with magnets to facilitate disassembly for recycling manufactured items.

27Nov

Sometimes seen as an undesirable byproduct of metalworking, scrap, when processed correctly, can be a shop’s second-largest revenue source.

26Nov

@ucl‘s campus will go single-use-plastic-free by 2024, banishing not only plastic straws, but also some common laboratory equipment items.

25Nov

A tire-based pavement invented by a @JamesDysonAward entrant can regenerate itself upon contact with water.

22Nov

Japan’s NCV car uses Cellulose Nano Fiber—a lightweight plant-derived material—instead of metal, plastic or composites for the vehicle body.

21Nov

Fashion designer @RolandMouret, who has created a hanger from 80% recycled plastic, compares standard industry hangers to “plastic straws.”

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