environmentLittoral Litter: Toxic Beach Trash By The Numbers
This illustrated list of the top 10 types of beach trash shows our not-so-fantastic plastic pollution problem…
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environmentHas Bin: 10 Unfiltered Cigarette Butts Bins & Signs
Bin smoking? Flicking butts used to be cool but now there are “signs” times are changing for careless smokers…
environmentFoot Where: 10 Lost Crocs Kicked To The Curb
These ten lost, listless and likely unlamented Crocs have made their escape to an environment already…
environmentRecycle Paths: 10 Odd & Unexpected Recycling Bins
Recycling bins for metal, cardboard, plastic and glass are commonplace nowadays but why stop there when so much…
environmentBad Wrap: 7 Examples Of Wasteful Food Overpackaging
Wasteful overpackaging is defeating efforts to present food, fruit and veggies as green alternatives for those…
environmentSipping Point: CHEW Redefines The Reuseable Straw
The CHEW reuseable straw comes in a recycled plastic case designed to spin-dry the slim sipper, keeping it clean,…
environmentCans Do: Wildlife Enjoy Edible Six-Pack Rings
A Florida-based brewery says 'cheers' to wildlife by replacing plastic six-pack rings with edible, biodegradable…
environmentSole Purpose: Recycling Washed Up Flip-Flops Into Art
Ocean Sole is a Kenya-based conservation group that recycles discarded, washed-up plastic flip-flops into colorful…
animalsPickup Pup: Chinese Dog Is A Litter Retriever
A Golden Retriever dog from China is more than the pick of the litter: over the years he's picked thousands of…
recycledEco Sculpture by the Sea: Pavilion Made of 70,000 Bottle Caps
A wave-like sculpture mimics the surface of the adjacent sea in Aarhus, Denmark in an abstract composition made…
Science & ResearchFungi Mutarium Turns Plastic Bags into Edible Mushrooms
What if plastic waste could not only be reused in innovative new ways, but actually turned into something edible?…
recyclingEkocycle: 3D Printer Turns Soda Bottles into Fun Objects
Put a plastic soda bottle into the Ekocycle Cube and what comes out could be a new phone case, bird house,…
pollutionBeach Whistles: Foolishly Flushed Tampon Applicators
Non-biodegradable plastic tampon applicators known colloquially as “beach whistles” are washing up on our…
designTaste Less Waste: 13 Resource-Saving Edible Products
Imagine how much waste in the form of plastic, paper and cardboard could be saved if the containers for our…
Art & DesignGalaxies of Trash: Tsunami Beach Debris as Art
Children’s toys seem to float in space like lost debris from a ship carrying unlikely cargo in this series of…
greenReal Eco Friendly: The World’s 7 Cutest Recycling Bins
By prompting smiles while encouraging respect for the environment, these 7 cute recycling bins help maintain…
environmentSea’s Sick: 6 Floating Garbage Patches
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is shockingly huge, and it's not alone. These 6 floating flotsam fields display…
Art & DesignBird-Brained Recycling: Avian Homes from Plastic Bottles
What’s the easiest, most low-tech way to create something useful from a plastic bottle? There are lots of ideas,…
Art & DesignNike Feather Pavilion Made of Thread & Plastic Bottles
In celebration of its groundbreaking Flyknit footwear technology, Nike has teamed up with architect Arthur Huang…
recyclingA More Fantastic Future Plastic: Recyclable Alternative
As environmental concerns continue to rise and world oil reserves steadily decrease, we are left to wonder about…
