An innovative company, Stix Fresh, has developed a sticker which can extend the life of a piece of fruit by 100 – 300%. After the sticker is applied, a protective…
Co-op is removing the plastic packaging from own-brand Easter eggs as part of an ongoing initiative to reduce unnecessary plastic, and increase the amount of recycled and recyclable plastic on…
Made of Air are a company producing carbon negative plastic, transforming waste residues from the wood industry, which has stored carbon in their lifetime. By thermo processing the waste, Made…
London-based design firm PriestmanGoode has unveiled a sustainable, partially-edible meal tray concept for airlines and trains as part of its latest installation at the London Design Museum, ‘Get Onboard: Reduce. Reuse….
The UK’s largest supermarket chain, Tesco, has taken a positive measure towards curbing food waste and by announcing that it will make new products out of unsold bread from in-store bakeries. As…
The UK supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners is trialling refill stations for dry groceries such as pasta and rice, and also beer, wine, eco detergent and washing up liquid. Customers can choose…
South-East Asian countries are cracking down on waste imports after facing increased dumping of waste from industrialised nations, predominantly Britain, Germany, Australia and the United States. After China stopped importing…
Urban Outfitters is now offering a renting service to its US customers. The service, called Nuuly, will allow people to borrow six items to wear a month before swapping them….
Research by the Plymouth University into the residues left by degrading bioplastic revealed traces were still present 27 months after dumping in soil. Bioplastic is a plastic-like material made from plants or other biological…
An estimated 50 million litres of paint is wasted in the UK every year. Community RePaint, a UK wide reuse network, takes those leftover and half-empty cans of paint many…
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have created the world’s first tofu wine using discarded tofu whey; a by-product during the traditional tofu manufacturing process. The wine named Sachi…
They say one person’s trash is another’s treasure, and that’s exactly the premise of London start-up jewellery brand, Lylie’s. With the ambition “to mine e-waste, rather than our environment”, the brand…
