Ikea France integrates chemical recycling to produce mattresses from post-consumer foam
Issued by Écomaison, this financial incentive rewards companies for incorporating post-consumer recycled elements.
The Ocean Cleanup to deploy first plastic Interceptor Barrier in the Philippines
The upcoming deployment is projected to capture between 370 and 540 tonnes of plastic waste emissions from the river system each year.
Urban Reef brings biodiversity back to cities with 3D-printed ecosystems
The project aims to bridge the gap between urban living and nature while also helping to combat pollution and climate change.
Dutch startup creates eco-friendly palm-oil alternative from food waste
Using organic waste like potato peels and rejected vegetables, NoPalm creates yeast-based oils that can replace palm oil in various products,
Scientists discover plastic-eating fungus in Pacific Garbage Patch
This fungus is the fourth marine fungus known to be capable of breaking down plastic waste.
Meatable raises $35 million to accelerate launch of cultivated pork
To create cultivated pork, the company takes a cell sample from an animal without harming it and replicates a natural growth process of cells using patented opti-ox technology combined with pluripotent stem cells.
Global plant-based meat market projected to reach USD$14.27 billion by 2030
In 2021, the market was valued at US$4.62 billion and is expected to reach $14.27 billion by the end of the forecast period.
Vegan meat now costs the same as traditional meat, a study finds
The organisations compared the prices of alt-meat to their animal-based counterparts and found that the plant-based meat products did not suffer the same price increase despite inflation.
Rock, paper, scissors: Dutch startup develops tree-free paper from mining waste
The company stated that Stonepaper looks and feels the same as traditional paper but doesn’t use the same amount of resources and is “infinitely recyclable.”
Apple suppliers doubled use of renewable energy over the past year
Apple’s suppliers are now using over 10 gigawatts of renewable energy out of nearly 16 gigawatts in total commitments in the coming years.
Dutch startup develops underwater energy storage concept
The energy storage concept, Ocean Battery, is designed to be installed on the seafloor near offshore renewable energy generators like solar farms, wind turbines, and tidal wave power stations.
Dutch design studio creates automotive textile from ‘unrecyclable’ clothing
Their project, called Fibers Unsorted, is a technical fabric made from mixed-fibre clothing that would otherwise be considered waste. I
9 Innovative food waste solutions around the world
Scientists, innovators, and social entrepreneurs are beginning to develop solutions to tackle food waste. We’ve chosen nine of them.
Fashion giants join $21.6m funding round for circular fashion tech company Ambercycle
H&M, Bestseller and Zalando back venture to create new materials from discarded apparel.
Dutch designer combines city and country to reverse 100 years of urbanisation
Despite new attempts to integrate solar energy, EV mobility and underground infrastructure, the core of the problem still comes from the cities we envisioned a century ago.”