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The winners and losers of a pandemic-induced decline in e-waste

What the decline in electronic purchases throughout the pandemic could mean for people from every corner of the globe.

Eco-Innovation

Old wind turbines are being reborn as bridges in Ireland

Decommissioned wind turbine blades are a recycling nightmare, inspiring inventive solutions like turning them into bridges.

Eco-Innovation

The future of plastic recycling could be in this classic ice cream

Bacteria could help turn plastic waste into this classic ice cream flavouring.

Business Planet

The road to sustainability: the superhighway built from paper waste instead of cement

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to Spain to look at a pioneering construction project that’s using waste paper instead of cement to build a highway.

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France

The local initiatives in France taking on the problem of plastic waste

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of plastic pollute the Mediterranean every year. France produces a lot of the region's plastic waste and recycles less than its neighbours. In Marseille, locals are not waiting for the government to make a change, they are taking plastic waste into their own hands.

Green News

Myanmar volunteers built a library for orphans from plastic waste

Volunteers made eco-bricks by filling discarded bottles with other plastic waste

Green News

Mini hotel toiletries will be illegal in New York from 2024

Inside the two year fight to eliminate single use toiletries from New York hotels.

Eco-Innovation

Printable smartphones are the latest breakthrough in green tech

The fight against gadget waste is being spurred on by new printable electronics made from wood ink.

Living

The NGO saving lives by recycling soap from luxury hotels

Meet the Swiss NGO redistributing toiletries from hotels in Europe to deliver to those in need.

Smart Regions

River'tri: the waterborne waste collection unit helping Lyon recycle waste

In partnership with the European Commission

River'Tri is a waterborne mobile waste collection point. The river Saône and the barge provide an ecological solution to waste in Lyon, France's third largest populated city.

Living

Why do adults still not understand how recycling works?

The number of adults recycling their plastic waste is high but their understanding of what happens to it is lacking.

Living

These are the five biggest myths about sustainable living

From ‘sustainability is too expensive’ to ‘recycling solves plastic pollution’, these myths are pure greenwashing.

Green News

UK consumers will soon have a 'right to repair' on goods they buy

Fixing and updating electronics is cheaper and more energy efficient than buying new ones.

Eco-Innovation

5 green tech start-ups out to change the world in 2021

From recycling to ride sharing, these cutting edge companies are working hard to innovate the environmental sector.

Eco-Innovation

This is the world's first sailing ship made out of flip flops

Activists in Kenya are raising awareness around marine pollution by building a ship out of plastic waste.

Eco-Innovation

The 6 most in-demand jobs for a greener future

How careers in sustainability could play a massive role in the COVID-19 economic recovery.

Eco-Innovation

‘Next-generation’ wearable tech turns your body heat into electricity

Smartwatches and fitness trackers could soon use your body as a battery.

Eco-Innovation

This woman is trying to buy a house with just a hair clip

Eco-friendly TikTok star Demi Skipper is swapping her stuff with strangers, in the hope of getting a house.

Eco-Innovation

Disposable face masks are being shredded and turned into roads

Around 6.8 billion face masks are thrown away each day during the pandemic. Is this the solution to repurposing them?

Living

The trash mountains being turned into sustainable fashion in Russia

We find out more about the process behind 99Recycle’s sustainable fashion strategy.