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  • Recycled plastics often contain more toxic chemicals says Greenpeace

    The process of recycling can actually make plastics more hazardous to human health, according to a recent Greenpeace report that calls on the United Nations to rule it out as a scalable fix for plastic pollution. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 26 May 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Nagami 3D-prints recycled plastic to mimic melting glaciers in Spanish boutique

    Spanish design studio Nagami has completed a shop interior for sustainable clothing brand Ecoalf near Madrid that is almost entirely 3D printed from recycled plastic. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 16 February 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Competition: win tickets to inaugural PlasticFree event at Parsons School of Design

    In our latest competition, Dezeen has teamed up with PlasticFree to give 100 readers a chance to attend Incredible Future NOW – an interdisciplinary forum of talks focusing on the climate crisis in New York City. More

    Dezeen staff | 30 January 2023
  • England bans single-use plastic plates and cutlery to limit "devastating" pollution

    The sale of single-use plastic tableware and certain takeaway containers will be prohibited in England starting this autumn, the UK government has announced. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 17 January 2023 | Leave a comment
  • PlasticFree is a database of over 100 plastic alternatives for designers and architects

    Environmental organisation A Plastic Planet has launched an online platform to help architects and designers source plastic-free materials for their projects and avoid the "minefield of misinformation" around more sustainable alternatives. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 13 January 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Rose In Good Faith creates shoes from recycled sex toys

    Los Angeles streetwear brand Rose In Good Faith has collaborated with sex toy manufacturer Doc Johnson to create a pair of shoes using plastic recycled from sex toys. More

    Alice Finney | 22 July 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Juno 02 chair by Studio Irvine for Arper

    Dezeen Showroom: textured recycled plastic is used to create the minimalist Juno 02 chair, which design brand Studio Irvine has created for Italian brand Arper. More

    Dezeen staff | 14 June 2022
  • Polyformer is an open-source machine that recycles plastic bottles into 3D printing filament

    California-based industrial designer Reiten Cheng has developed a recycling machine that can be 3D printed using open-source instructions and used to turn PET bottles into filament for additive manufacturing. More

    Ali Morris | 26 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Doppelgänger creates polystyrene substitute from plastic-eating mealworms

    Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Doppelgänger have developed a bioplastic version of polystyrene foam that is made from the exoskeleton of mealworms and breaks down in soil in a couple of weeks. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 8 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • UN gives green light to "historic" global treaty to end plastic waste

    World leaders from 175 countries have agreed to draw up a legally binding UN treaty that will regulate plastic production and pollution on an international scale for the first time. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 4 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • MIT engineers invent plastic that is stronger than steel

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineers have invented a new type of plastic that is twice as strong as steel and could one day be used as a building material. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 21 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Ohhcean sex toys are made from recycled ocean plastic

    Danish brand Sinful has created a range of three sex toys using ocean plastic collected in Southeast Asia. More

    Alice Finney | 18 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Nagami 3D prints "aesthetically pleasing" portable toilet using plastic waste

    Discarded plastic medical equipment from hospitals across Europe was melted into a filament and 3D-printed to create the mobile toilet cubicle The Throne, designed by Spanish studio Nagami for the To.org foundation. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 29 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • The New Raw 3D prints "zero-waste" Ermis chair from studio's own offcuts

    Rotterdam studio The New Raw has recycled misprints and prototypes from its previous experiments in additive manufacturing to 3D print a limited edition chair called Ermis. More

    Natashah Hitti | 8 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • The Dezeen guide to plastic in architecture, design and interiors

    Thinking of using plastic in your project? Our latest Dezeen guide includes more than 11 types of plastic commonly used in architecture, design and interiors, with links to hundreds of projects for inspiration. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 22 September 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Asao Tokolo 3D prints Tokyo 2020 podiums from donated plastic waste

    The winners at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will be crowned on podiums designed by Japanese artist Asao Tokolo, which were made from 24.5 tonnes of discarded household plastics. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 15 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Lego develops recycled bricks made from discarded bottles

    Toy brand Lego has created its first prototype bricks using recycled PET plastic from discarded bottles. More

    Alice Finney | 25 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Atmospheric CO2 is "our biggest resource" says carbon-negative plastic brand Made of Air

    Berlin startup Made of Air has developed a bioplastic made of forest and farm waste that sequesters carbon and can be used for everything from furniture to building facades. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 24 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Spoon Archaeology at London Design Biennale shows single-use cutlery as archaeological remnants

    German designers Kai Linke and Peter Eckart have created an exhibition for the London Design Biennale in which disposable plastic cutlery is displayed as archaeological artefacts. More

    James Parkes | 8 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Hugo McCloud’s artworks use plastic bags instead of paint

    New York artist Hugo McCloud has created a series of artworks that contain no paint or glue, only thousands of small plastic pieces cut from single-use bags and melted together to form a motif. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 16 February 2021 | Leave a comment
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