Plastic
Rossana Orlandi launches Ro Plastic Prize for reusing, recycling and reinventing plastic
Shellworks turns discarded lobster shells into recyclable bioplastic objects
Plastic is surprise trend on catwalks for London Fashion Week Men’s Autumn Winter 2019
The Guardian newspaper switches from plastic to compostable wrapping
European parliament votes to ban single-use plastic items and designers say “bring it on!”
Everlane to eliminate virgin plastic from its supply chain
The Ocean Cleanup dispatches “giant Pac-Man” to remove plastic from the Pacific
Carlsberg replaces plastic ring can holders with recyclable glue
Katie May Boyd’s installation turns plastic waste into beckoning cats
Ying Wang’s tea ceremony installation makes bioplastic using milk and vinegar
Waste polystyrene transformed into lightweight stools for El Celler de Can Roca
4D-printing method could allow flat-pack furniture to be assembled with heat alone
Print Your City turns recycled food containers into street furniture
Volvo creates Living Seawall to combat pollution and promote biodiversity
The Ocean Cleanup suspended as device breaks down in Pacific Ocean
Tadashi Kawamata fills Lisbon’s MAAT with plastic to warn about ocean debris
10 bioplastic projects made from algae, corn starch and other natural materials
Compostable natural plastic Nuatan can safely be eaten by fish
Charlotte Kidger uses industrial waste to create colourful furniture
Crème grows gourds in moulds to create biodegradable HyO-Cup
IKEA and India both pledge to abolish single-use plastics
Parley for the Oceans turns waste plastic into sunglasses to fund ocean clean-up
Plastic-eating enzyme could aid recycling
