South Korea to transition to ‘label-free’ plastic bottles
South Korea produces approximately 5.2 billion plastic bottles each year, and as of writing, 65 per cent of these are now sold without labels.
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Georgia Tech researchers turn to seashells to strengthen recycled plastics
Traditional recycling often blends multiple materials, producing unstable outputs that cost more to recycle than replace.
China’s ‘Leftover Food Blind Boxes’ turn waste Into surprise meals
The concept offers customers surprise meal packages at discounted prices while tackling one of the food industry’s biggest problems: waste.
Spanish startup Recover unveils low-impact recycled fabric for mass production
Made for companies transitioning to low-impact textiles, the line offers more than 50 fabrics made with recycled cotton.
Fashion factories rethink production with UN’s InTex program
The program has worked with clothing producers to cut emissions, phase out toxic chemicals, and reduce water use.
Going Bananas: Taiwanese entrepreneur to make fabric from fruit
While Farm to Material is still in its early stages, the potential of banana fibre is drawing attention from the textile industry.
Spores to prints: Scientist invents fungal ink as alternative
The prototype is currently optimised for screen printing and features four hues.
Toothpaste made from hair could help restore damaged teeth
Sara Gamea, first author of the study, said keratin could reshape how dentistry approaches tooth repair.
The eco-friendly car dash camera options
Dash cameras are widely used to improve road safety by recording journeys and providing…
Innonature launches cork-based sleeve for wine packaging
Australia’s Innonature Packaging Solutions has developed a protective sleeve for wine and spirit bottles…
Freedom Fast Cats charts a course for plastic-free tourism
The company aims to minimise waste and reduce the risk of plastics entering the Great Barrier Reef.
Haleon, Pharmacycle launches blister pack recycling program in Australia
The program introduces a household recycling satchel that allows consumers to return empty blister packs.
Loop Biotech’s mushroom coffin gives life after death
“We created the Loop Living Cocoon to offer a way for humans to enrich nature after death.”
Pop Mart, plastics, and the price of surprise
Engineered for anticipation, behind the cute packaging lies a growing environmental cost.
Lisbon rolls out Europe’s first city-wide reusable cup system
The system allows residents and tourists to buy drinks in reusable cups by paying a deposit, refunded when the cup is returned to a machine.