Source: sustainablebrands.com Published: October 1, 2016 A new startup called ByFusion created an eco-friendly way to repurpose collected ocean plastic permanently, in the form of construction blocks called RePlast. Tom Idle “It’s all about timing,” says Gregor...
Source: nrdc.org Published: January 5, 2016 Sarah Engler While soaking up the relaxing cadence of crashing waves on the beach, no one wants to think about how the ocean has basically become garbage soup. But here’s the buzz-killing reality: There are millions of tons...
Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: March 21, 2017 Diego Gonzaga, Contributor If da Vinci had drunk water from a plastic bottle when painting the Mona Lisa, that bottle would not have fully decomposed yet. From the moment we wake up in the morning and brush our...
Source: theguardian.com Published: June 30, 2016 Jambulingam Street, Chennai, India. Photograph: Vittal Srinivas In India, roads made from shredded plastic are proving a popular solution to tackling waste and extreme weather Sribala Subramanian Jambulingam Street,...
Source: sierraclub.org Published: May 26, 2016 Photo by iStockPhoto/fergregory By Meiling Bedard Scientists estimate that more than 5 million pieces of plastic are floating in the world’s oceans. From flip-flops to microbeads, this pollution poses a serious risk for...
Source: onegreenplanet.org Published: March 8, 2016 By Lauren Kearney When you think of Bali, you think tropical paradise. But there’s one thing standing in the way that’s making Bali far from idyllic: trash. Those iconic beaches tourists from all over the world flock...
Source: unreasonable.is Published: January 15, 2016 Close-up of EcoDom plastic panel. Brittany Lane This post is part of a series of stories featuring the entrepreneurs who participated in Unreasonable Mexico’s second annual program. Enough plastic is thrown away...
