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Meet Style Icon Debra Rapoport who turns garbage into fashion

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Watch this Czech artist creating masterpieces out of upcycled plastic bottles.

30/03/2019

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Home design is going green

At a home event in London, designers are showcasing eco-friendly modular homes, upcycled gardens and almost zero plastic.

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USA

8 simple ways to cut back on plastic

The number-one way to reduce plastic waste is to cut back on the amount we use in our daily lives.

18/03/2019

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Rethinking recycling: cracking the problem of composite materials

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris travels to northern Italy to meet the European researchers developing better ways to recycle composite materials such as carbon and glass fibre.

11/03/2019

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“Why would you want to see a Chanel jacket become car insulation?”

Our exclusive interview with eco fashion entrepreneur Christina Dean, on building a new sustainable label and promoting the circular economy.

09/03/2019

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Inspired by the London Fire Brigade

A multi-award-winning design duo proved that commercial waste is actually a good resource.

05/03/2019

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Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation

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28/02/2019

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Trying to be eco-friendly? Start with your choice of new phone

Have you ever thought about the environmental impact of buying a new phone?

27/02/2019

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From the road to your living room

Ingenious designers are giving new life to tyres.

27/02/2019

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Ukrainian artist turns plastic into jewellery

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26/02/2019

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Creating music from garbage

An environmental activist in Egypt recycles waste to create musical instruments.

22/02/2019

Denmark

What to do with rubbish? Danes have the answer: ski slopes

A new ski slope set above a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen is delighting Danish skiers and snowboarders.

15/02/2019

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Seven sustainable wonders of the world are on display in India

A group of artists have come together in New Delhi to reproduce famous monuments of the world using waste.

08/02/2019

Destinations

How can you make a World Championship eco-friendly?

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06/02/2019

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Climate-smart shopping in the world’s first recycling mall

The Swedish ReTuna Återbruksgalleria makes shopping climate-smart. People even buy their old items back.

04/02/2019

Cult

Lactic fashion returns in Tuscany nearly a century after its inception

An Italian designer is using old techniques to solve new environmental problems.

01/02/2019

France

Bordalo II street sculptures in Paris expo

A Portuguese artist is turning rubbish into street art sculptures of endangered animals to highlight Climate Change.

28/01/2019