South African architecture studio Counterspace will use cork and bricks made of recycled construction waste to build this year's Serpentine Pavilion, which refers to the experiences of London's migrant communities in its design. More about Counterspace designs Serpentine Pavilion 2020 to be built with recycled bricks
Nike used factory scraps and recycled "space waste yarn" to create the Space Hippie sneakers in an experimental project to reduce the carbon impact of its products. More about Nike designs Space Hippie footwear to have "lowest carbon footprint scores ever"
Note Design Studio has created an exhibition stand for flooring manufacturer Tarkett at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair that will be taken apart and reused when the fair ends. More about Note Design Studio's Natural Bond installation for Tarkett is designed to be recycled
Designer Daniel Svahn's chairs for a town hall in Stockholm are made from recycled unwanted tabletops that were destined for the dump. More about New Goodies but Oldies furniture collection made from old tables
Ethical design brand Mater has launched a chair with a woven rattan seat inspired by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, and a stool featuring a seat made from recycled materials, both designed by architect Eva Harlou. More about Mater uses recycled plastic and rattan for latest furniture designs
Crosby Studios' founder Harry Nuriev has teamed up with Balenciaga to create a transparent vinyl couch filled with worn and discarded clothing from the French fashion brand. More about Harry Nuriev stuffs vinyl sofa with old Balenciaga clothing
Kazakhstani designer Enis Akiev has developed a method for turning single-use plastic packaging into tiles, by emulating the organic process of rock formation. More about Enis Akiev makes marbled tiles from post-consumer plastic waste
Central Saint Martins fashion student Benjamin Benmoyal drew on his years in the Israeli army to design this collection of "utopian" garments, hand-woven from fabrics made of recycled cassette tapes. More about Benjamin Benmoyal makes garments from recycled cassette tapes
Swedish company Re:newcell is aiming to disrupt the fashion industry and save natural resources by creating garments from Circulose – a new material made from recycled cotton clothes. More about Re:newcell prepares to launch "world's first clothes made from circular cotton"
Central Saint Martins graduate Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia has proposed a method for improving the textile recycling process by using moths to break down the natural fibres in discarded clothing. More about Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia uses moths to transform unwanted clothing into "precious" bio-waste material
Universal Design Studio and Giles Miller Studio have designed a two-storey pavilion for BBC Studios that can be dismantled and reused, and then recycled at the end of its life. More about Universal Design Studio and Giles Miller Studio design reusable pavilion for BBC
Everlane has launched a collection of sweaters made from repurposed cashmere, a move the US clothing brand claims halves the carbon footprint in comparison to traditional garments. More about Everlane's ReCashmere sweaters are made from old jumpers
Japanese studio Nendo has created a collection of stackable chairs from recycled household plastics, which take design cues from a folded sheet of paper. More about Nendo designs N02 Recycle chair from household plastic waste for Fritz Hansen
Dezeen promotion: Furniture manufacturer Flokk, owner of the Swedish brand RH, has released its most sustainable task chair to date – the RH New Logic, which has been made from recycled aluminium, plastic and steel. More about Flokk designs its most sustainable chair to date from recycled materials
Liverpool-based Granby Workshop has made a series of tableware products from the industrial and post-consumer clay waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill. More about Granby Workshop recycles waste sludge from clay industries to make earthen tableware
Recycled materials can be used to make luxury products says Matter of Stuff, which has created its London Design Festival 2019 exhibition by repurposing elements of its show from 2018. More about Matter of Stuff recycles last year's London Design Festival exhibition into something new
Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup plans to burn some of the plastic it collects from the Pacific Ocean, Dezeen has learned. Designers and environmentalists say the move "makes no sense". More about Plastic collected by The Ocean Cleanup will be burned to generate electricity
Architectural designer and visualiser Honglin Li has proposed deploying floating high-rise waste-to-energy plants fuelled by plastic waste to clean up the oceans while generating electricity. More about Filtration Skyscrapers in the oceans could "solve environmental and energy problems" around the world
London College of Fashion graduate Chloe Baines has designed a collection of clothing and jewellery from the upcycled tents and metal pegs left after music festivals. More about Chloe Baines makes fashion collection from tents left behind at festivals
Rome is trialling a scheme where people can recycle plastic bottles in return for free rides on the city's public transport system. More about Bottle recycling scheme in Rome exchanges plastic waste for metro rides