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'Ooooh, right there': Sexy bins talk dirty in bid to stop littering

Will it stop people from littering?

Conscious Travel

Old airplanes are being upcycled into bags, keychains and restaurants

The airline industry creates an enormous amount of waste, here are some of the creative ways it’s being recycled.

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Middle school student in Afghanistan makes model vehicles from waste

Shakirullah, a secondary school student in the city of Khōst, Afghanistan, collects waste materials in his district and builds model vehicles such as tractors and bulldozers.

Eco-Innovation

Plastic waste can now be found and monitored from space

Most of our data on plastic waste comes from models and estimates but this free public tool could soon change that.

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Living

Swap, buy or sell your clothes quickly with these six apps

There are a lot of different resale apps out there but which one is the best for you?

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New Delhi engulfed in smoke after landfill fire

Acrid smoke hung over New Delhi for a second day on Wednesday after a massive landfill caught fire during a scorching heat wave, forcing informal waste workers to endure hazardous conditions.

Travel News

Pitch-perfect: Why tent sharing could be the future for camping

Scenes of discarded tents at festivals and beauty spots have led concerned campers to find a greener way to holiday al fresco

Travel News

Hong Kong's quarantine hotels are creating mountains of plastic waste

A zero-COVID policy means everything from remotes to pillows and food has to be wrapped in plastic.

Living

Ghana's only glassblower is on a one-man recycling mission

Michael Tetteh is creating wonders using discarded glass waste.

Green News

Euroviews. H&M, Boohoo and Zara among brands to be fined, under tough new EU laws

This week, the European Union becomes the first world region to recognise the link between fast fashion and fossil fuels.

Green News

Three tons of space junk is heading towards the moon right now

With little to no real atmosphere, the moon is defenceless against meteors and asteroids, and the occasional incoming spacecraft.

Green News

Body parts illegally shipped to Sri Lanka are returned to the UK

Illegal waste dumping reaches new lows as UK has body parts returned from Sri Lanka.

Green News

These crows are putting humans to shame by picking up cigarette butts

Intelligent birds are helping to clean up one of the most abundant forms of plastic pollution on the planet.

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Sri Lanka: elephants feeding in garbage dumps

In eastern Sri Lanka, elephants are feeding on an open dump and many are dying after ingesting plastic waste.

Green News

Our top tips on how to avoid Christmas card waste

An average of 1 billion Christmas cards are thrown away every year in the UK alone.

Living

Eco-friendly wrapping paper: How to make your own this Christmas

Did you know? We throw away enough wrapping paper each year to circle round the equator nine times.

Nature

Shrimp-like creatures are sailing to new continents on plastic waste

A new study of the world's biggest plastic gyre has found coastal species living miles out from home on the open ocean.

Living

This designer is making clothes out of human hair

Tonnes of human hair goes to waste every year. So designer Zsofia Kollar has found a way to use it – as yarn for clothes.

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Lord Mayor of the City of London unveils a rubbish Christmas tree

The Lord Mayor of the City of London unveils a Christmas tree made out of waste at his official residence, Mansion House.

Eco-Innovation

Sperm is being used to create an eco-friendly alternative to plastic

This DNA-based plastic requires less energy to create than other sustainable alternatives and is much easier to recycle.