Coca-Cola's plans to reduce plastic waste "simply don't go far enough"
Designers and environmentalists have slammed Coca-Cola's efforts to tackle plastic pollution as "greenwashing" and "a huge step backwards in sustainability". More
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Iris Van Herpen creates haute couture dress from ocean plastic
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a haute couture dress constructed from ocean plastic fabric produced by Parley for the Oceans, which was cut into trilateral pieces to form a tessellated, translucent garment. More
Coast bench by Allan Hagerup for Vestre
Dezeen Showroom: Urban furniture brand Vestre has developed what it calls "the world's first bench made from ownerless marine plastic". More
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The Evolve Chair is made of recycled plastic from discarded laptops
London designer Tom Robinson used 100 per cent recycled plastic from e-waste to produce his Evolve Chair, which aims to give the manmade material a more natural feel. More
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Virgil Abloh designs recycled plastic water bottle as emblem of Evian's circular ambitions
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a water bottle for Evian that is made almost entirely from recycled plastic and visualises this history through a distinctive hammered texture. More
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Haneul Kim fashions plastic stool from 1,500 discarded surgical masks
South Korean designer Haneul Kim has collected thousands of used disposable face masks from his university campus and recycled them to create a stackable stool. More
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Humanrace by Pharrell Williams is gender-neutral skincare in reusable packaging
American music producer Pharrell Williams has founded Humanrace, a universal skincare range that comes in reusable packaging made from recycled plastic from landfills. More
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Recycled 3D-printing waste oozes from monolithic furniture collection by Donghoon Sohn
South Korean designer Donghoon Sohn has pressed plastic slabs together like slices of bread for his latest furniture series, allowing primary coloured, recycled binder to bleed from the cracks as if it was melted cheese. More
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Yves Béhar designs first product from The Ocean Cleanup plastic
The Ocean Cleanup has teamed up with Yves Béhar to create a pair of sunglasses from plastic that the non-profit has collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. More
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Rely chair by Hee Welling for &tradition
Dezeen Showroom: Hee Welling has designed the Rely chair, which has a shell made from 100-per-cent-recycled plastic, for Danish brand &tradition. More
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Vitra remakes Barber Osgerby's Tip Ton chair from recycled plastic
Dezeen showroom: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has launched the Tip Ton RE, its first chair made from plastic recovered from household recycling collections. More
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Recycled plastic bottle backpack winner of Dezeen Awards public vote
British start-up Groundtruth has used 120 plastic bottles to create the RIKR backpack, which won the public vote in the wearable design category of this year's Dezeen Awards. More
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Julien de Smedt designs range of recycled-plastic houses
Architect Julien de Smedt is working with Norwegian startup Othalo to create a range of modular houses that will be constructed largely from recycled plastic. More
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Urbanella is a rainproof cape that packs away into a handy bag
This raincoat by design practice Studio Mesh comprises a zip-up, hooded cape made from recycled materials to offer a more sustainable alternative to umbrellas. More
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Bell Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Magis has launched the Bell Chair, an affordable, stackable monobloc seat made of recycled polypropylene by Konstantin Grcic. More
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Bell Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis costs just €77 and is manufactured in less than a minute
Italian brand Magis has launched Bell Chair, a lightweight, low-cost stackable monobloc chair made of recycled polypropylene. In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, designer Konstantin Grcic explains how he created a product that is "just over half of the weight of a normal chair". More
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Evian releases label-free bottle made from recycled plastic as it embraces the circular economy
Mineral water brand Evian has unveiled its first bottle made of recycled plastic as part of its plan to become a circular brand by 2025. More
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Petit Pli makes expandable and reusable face mask from recycled plastic bottles
Beta(MSK) by Petit Pli is a washable fabric face mask for the coronavirus pandemic made from recycled plastic bottles with pleats that adjust around the wearer's nose and chin. More
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A coronavirus cutlery set by Pharrell Williams features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a coronavirus-inspired bring-your-own cutlery set designed in collaboration with Pharrell Williams. More
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Pharrell Williams partners with Pentatonic to create coronavirus cutlery set
The Pebble is a bring-your-own cutlery set for the coronavirus pandemic made from recycled CDs by design studio Pentatonic in collaboration with singer Pharrell Williams' creative brand I Am Other. More
