Promotion: as part of creative platform What Design Can Do's Make it Circular Challenge, four designers discuss circular design and the industry's responsibility to "radically redesign the world we live in". More about Designers discuss how the industry can "radically redesign the world" in Make it Circular Challenge
An autonomous recycling machine designed by Taiwanese company Miniwiz, which can be transplanted into local communities to transform plastic waste into useful products, has received the 2021 World Design Impact Prize. More about Mobile AI-powered recycling plant Trashpresso wins World Design Impact Prize
Recycling-focused studio Miniwiz, Taiwan's government and Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital have created a prototype for a modular ward using recycled aluminium panels, which would allow hospitals to quickly be adapted to fight coronavirus. More about Miniwiz builds modular hospital ward prototype at Taipei hospital
Shoppers can only get recycled products from Miniwiz's Exchange pop-up store in Sardinia if they bring in plastic to be repurposed, as the shop doesn't accept money. More about Miniwiz creates pop-up store where rubbish is exchanged for recycled products