The 30 meters of plastic bike path contain recycled plastic equivalent to more than 218,000 plastic cups or 500,000 plastic bottle caps. The PlasticRoad is also the first smart bike path in the world.
With 25 of the plastic vending machines currently installed, the Istanbul has set a goal of installing 100 by the end of the year with the hopes of reducing the 17,000 tons of garbage they produce every day.
More than 1,000 square feet of plastic ultimately destined to pollute the ocean is getting a second lease on life in Rotterdam.
Miranda Wang has found a simple way to break down polyethylene and turn it into an essential ingredient for nylon, which otherwise uses petroleum.
A group of 5,000 fishermen who rely on the “Mother Sea” to survive have taken it upon themselves to clean up the oceans – and use the piles of waste to repair their roads and create jobs.
Tesco has become the latest in a string of supermarkets, retailers, and parliaments to crack down on single-use plastic, announcing a ban on all non-recyclable plastic packaging on its “own-brand” products.
Unlike plastics made from petroleum products, the new kind can be converted back to its original small-molecule state, and remade into new plastics over and over.
A reverse vending machine manufacturer in Malaysia creates one-of-a-kind take-back machines that reward consumers with gold bullion. The machines accept both plastic bottles and aluminium cans.
Scientists believe that the enzyme could be a miraculous solution to the million tons of plastic currently polluting the planet.
The company has joined the growing number of multinational companies, which are recognizing their crucial role in reducing the amount of global plastic waste.
An industrial processing company in Ghana is turning plastic bags into pavement blocks that can be used to build roads. And it’s not just plastic bags than can be utilized, but just about any kind of plastic garbage.
The UK Government has put forward plans to introduce a deposit return scheme to dramatically reduce the amount of waste from drinks.
The bacteria i. sakaiensis has proven to be more efficient than a fungus that is contributing to the natural biodegradation of PET.
Adidas has been making shoes out of ocean plastic pollution – and according to a recent news report, they sold 1 million pairs last year.
The EU wants to make all plastic packaging recyclable, reduce single-use plastic and restrict microplastics. The plan would "lay the foundations for a new plastic economy."
