Danish toymaker Lego has abandoned its pilot programme to make recycled plastic bricks from discarded bottles after projections suggested that, adopted at scale, the material would ultimately have a higher carbon footprint. More about Lego ditches plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles
L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude's last work, is being recycled by Parley for the Oceans, which will turn it into tents and sun shades for use during the 2024 Olympics and other events in Paris. More about Parley for the Oceans to recycle Christo and Jeanne-Claude's L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped
Promotion: aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro is exhibiting its collaboration with designer Lars Beller Fjetland at the London Design Festival, exploring how partnerships can help make the metals industry more sustainable. More about Hydro celebrates sustainable designer partnerships at London Design Festival
Discarded iPhones, vapes, a fly swatter and a 1950s radio form Recover-E, a replica racing car built entirely out of electronic waste by Manchester design studio Lazerian. More about Lazerian builds racing car entirely from electronic waste
Wearable health trackers for pets, AI-powered clip-on cameras for the visually impaired and a wildfire detection system are among 11 designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge. More about Eleven innovative designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge
Local studio Lab La Bla sourced diabase rock from a nearby mine and created seating from MDF and recycled cork for the interior of energy company E.ON's headquarters in Malmö, Sweden. More about Lab La Bla uses "hyper-ordinary materials" for energy operator HQ interior
Designer Jeffrey Miller has created tiles for the London Underground using the transit system's own waste, as part of his final-year work at Central Saint Martins. More about London Underground waste repurposed into tiles for tube stations
Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge closes for entries at midnight on Wednesday 19 July. Enter before the deadline for the chance to win up to £10,000. More about Last chance to enter Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge
There are just two weeks left to enter our Re:Create Design Challenge, which invites readers to repurpose old Samsung devices or materials into new products or services. Enter before 19 July. More about Only two weeks left to enter Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge
There is one month left to enter our Re:Create Design Challenge, which challenges readers to come up with ideas for reusing Samsung electronic devices or waste materials. Enter now before the contest closes on 19 July. More about One month left to enter Dezeen and Samsung's £18,000 Re:Create Design Challenge
The Canadian government and social enterprise Challenge Works have announced the winners of their Afri-Plastics Challenge – an accelerator for companies across sub-Saharan Africa that are working to end plastic pollution. More about Bioplastic made from invasive aquatic plants among winners of African plastics prize
Dezeen Showroom: 3form brand LightArt has expanded on its Coil lighting collection with new pendants made of 3D-printed recycled ocean plastic. More about Ocean Coil pendant lighting by LightArt
Dezeen has teamed up with Samsung to challenge readers to come up with creative ideas for reusing old electronic devices or waste materials. More about Samsung and Dezeen launch £18,000 Re:Create Design Challenge
Dezeen Showroom: textile manufacturer Camira has launched Revolution, a range of fabrics in 10 colours that are all made from waste wool. More about Revolution fabric by Camira
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 about Recycled plastics often contain more toxic chemicals says Greenpeace
Students from Swiss design school ÉCAL have worked with Philippe Malouin to make furniture from metal objects salvaged from the scrapheap in a project called Junkyard Diving. More about Philippe Malouin takes students "junkyard diving" for ÉCAL workshop
Design gallerist and curator Rossana Orlandi has announced the winners of this year's Ro Plastic Prize for sustainable material use during a ceremony at Milan design week. More about Prosthetic leg for Ukrainian amputees among 2023 Ro Plastic Prize winners
Design consultancy Matter has redesigned the Royal British Legion remembrance poppy to be created entirely of paper made from coffee cup waste and recycled wood fibres, the first change in the flower's design for 28 years. More about Matter designs recyclable plastic-free remembrance poppy
Microsoft has unveiled a special edition Xbox controller made partly from recycled plastic, including surplus old controller parts that have been reground. More about Microsoft reveals Xbox Remix controller recycled from leftover parts
Architect and restaurateur Elly Ward has opened the low-impact restaurant Edit in London, drawing inspiration from its vegan, minimal-waste menu to create an interior filled with reused and recycled materials. More about Elly Ward designs own restaurant Edit using salvaged terracotta tiles and reclaimed materials