Grrr it’s a WasteShark
After quite a bit of testing, down in South Africa and UAE the aptly named WasteShark has made its maiden commercial appearance in the UK. The WasteShark (a type of marine Drone) hoovers up plastics and other ...
Scotland introduces bottle return scheme
The Scottish Government is bringing in a deposit return scheme for some plastic bottles, cans and glass.
In a bid to reduce the amount of plastic waste Scotland produce, the government has today revealed th...
Recycled plastic houses in five days
Made from recycled plastic, sturdy 'lego bricks' are created and used to change peoples lives.
A house made from recycled plastic bricks.
When Colombian Fernando Llanos decided to build his own house in...
Scientists engineer a plastic-eating enzyme
By accident, Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles. The breakthrough could solve the global plastic pollution crisis by enabling for the first time the full recycling ...
Smarter ideas for your coffee cup?
This week the BBC reported that an independent coffee chain has seen sales fall by £250,000 since it banned single-use coffee cups.
The UK throws away a staggering 2.5 billion disposable coffee c...
Young entrepreneur aims to remove plastic bottles forever!
NOHBO plastic-free shampoo drops puts an end to unnecessary plastic bottles
When Benjamin Stern was 14 years old, he wanted to rid the world of plastic bottles. He began thinking about ways he could produc...
Austrian Airlines will turn plastic cups into crude oil
Austrian Airlines has partnered with Vienna Airport and oil and gas company OMV to send its used plastic cups to be converted into new fuels and plastics.
Cabin crew will now collect the cups separately to ...
IBM: VolCat
IBM researchers have come up with a way to chemically separate plastic molecules. VolCat creates a residue that can be re-used to create plastic products.
The Big Blue claims that its Volatile Catalyst (Vol...
Britains green roads are on the horizon
UK's Department for Transport releases £23m of funding for trials of solar footpaths, geothermal de-icing systems, and potholes filled with plastic
Britains roads could soon become a lot more eco-friendly t...
British company turning plastic straws into new driveways
Saving our oceans and re-using plastic waste for our everyday use!
Cornish organisation Oltco is using plastic waste to form a new material that it's using to create driveways. Oltco states that it's 'Recyc...