Plastic
The Ocean Cleanup launches system to catch plastic waste in rivers
Dorian Renard blows plastic like glass for a collection that reconsiders the material’s value
Fish scale bioplastic wins UK James Dyson Award for student design
Watch our talk with Rossana Orlandi from Istituto Marangoni London
Cubitts makes Redux glasses from waste materials including human hair and potatoes
Plastic collected by The Ocean Cleanup will be burned to generate electricity
Lapee female urinal designed to reduce festival loo queues
Prada to phase out virgin nylon in its “emblematic” bags by 2021
Pearson Lloyd uses as little material as possible on Kin chair collection
This week, plastic waste was back in the spotlight
Adidas unveils fully recyclable Futurecraft Loop sneaker
Bioplastics could be “just as bad if not worse” for the planet than fossil-fuel plastics
Studio Drift reduces plastic bags into blocks for Materialism installation
UK government moves to end “vague and misleading” bioplastic terminology
PriestmanGoode shakes up air travel to eliminate single-use plastic
Sam Jacob looks to a future when ocean plastic outnumbers fish
“I don’t believe we’re going to clean up the oceans” says Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch
Bottle recycling scheme in Rome exchanges plastic waste for metro rides
The Ocean Cleanup redeployed to tackle Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Useless is a digital directory for London’s zero-waste shops
Biodegradable plastics offer “no advantage” over conventional plastics in reducing ocean pollution
PepsiCo launches SodaStream-style drinks dispenser for refillable bottles
Rossana Orlandi announces winners of Ro Plastic Prize for recycled products in Milan
