Ideas This solar-powered pavement harvests energy from under your feet A Hungarian company is making solar-powered tiles that people can walk on safely.
Ideas 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.
Ideas 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?
Fashion The trash mountains being turned into sustainable fashion in Russia We find out more about the process behind 99Recycle’s sustainable fashion strategy.
Fashion The zero waste fashion designer taking over TikTok Young people are rallying against fast fashion. To meet the demand, designers are turning to social media.
Ideas World’s ‘most sustainable’ glass bottle has just been invented One manufacturer in Northern Ireland is using biofuels to minimise carbon emissions in the glass-making process.
Ideas Take a look inside the school bus converted into a tiny home A virtual tour of this sustainable home on wheels, kitted out with recycled materials and powered by solar energy.
Ideas This architecture student turned an old school bus into a tiny home Caleb Brackney bought the bus on Facebook and says he "couldn't be happier" with the result.
Outdoor Brexit ‘loophole’ allows UK to ignore EU ban on plastic waste exports A ‘loophole’ means the UK will continue exporting waste to countries such as Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam.
Ideas EU bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries The strategy hopes to stop the Global South from becoming a dumping ground for Europe’s plastic.
Ideas Kenyan women turn plastic waste into bricks stronger than concrete This social enterprise produces cheap and environmentally-friendly bricks from recycled waste.
Body and Mind Weird and wonderful repurposed gifts saving waste from landfill These gift ideas help to keep waste out of landfill this Christmas.
Ideas Confused about recycling symbols? You aren’t alone We want to recycle but often, we aren't sure how.
Ideas 'Unusual but nice': The Russian house covered in discarded bottle tops Creator Svetlana Kuzevanova started making murals with bottle caps after being inspired by her cross stitch-patterns.
Ideas Major British supermarket set to ditch plastic bags for good Morrisons' new super-strong paper bag can carry 13 wine bottles in one go.
Ideas Men who care about the environment are more attractive, says study So why do eco-friendly men make better partners?
Ideas Disposable masks pose a real environmental threat An increasing number of eco-friendly PPEs are available made from materials such as fishing net and wood pulp.
Art and Design These old shipping containers have been turned into a luxurious hotel Each of the hotel's seven rooms is made of two recycled containers.
Outdoor Recycled roads will be made out of old tyres and building waste 1 billion scrap tyres are produced globally every year. Now researchers are blending them together to make roads.
Ideas World’s first couple get married wearing plastic-free face shields The pair tied the knot in plastic-free PPE on the south-west coast of England.
Fashion Deadstock revival: Meet designers bringing wasted clothes back to life How do we solve fashion’s major problem with leftover stock?
Ideas Facebook data centre donates excess heat to warm 7,000 Danish homes These giant warehouses full of computers can get very warm.
Ideas UN report shows our electronic waste is worth billions The UN estimates that the total value of retrievable materials from dumped and burned electronics is €50 billion.
Outdoor The Lock Inn: Man builds eco-pub in his garden to beat lockdown blues One British man built his own pub out of second-hand materials, so neighbours can enjoy a beer in the sun.
Ideas Don't throw away old batteries, feed them to your plants instead Recycled batteries can be turned into fertiliser that is being used to grow food.
Cuisine Iconic Campbell’s Soup goes green, but what would Andy Warhol think? Saving soup cans from going to landfill is surely something Warhol would have approved of.
Ideas Phone due for an upgrade? Don't replace it, repair it Fixing and updating electronics is cheaper and more energy efficient than buying new ones.
Art and Design Indian artist makes breathtaking sculptures out of recycled metal Gopal Namajoshi hopes his artwork will open up conversations about how humans and animals can coexist on the planet.
Ideas Volunteers turn recycled plastic into face shields around the world Living rooms are being turned into makeshift workshops to create protective equipment for medical personnel.
Cuisine Can you imagine paying for food with rubbish? You can in London. Chocolatier Montezuma's has opened a recycling-focused pop up shop.
