Plastic
Dorian Renard blows plastic like glass for a collection that reconsiders the material’s value
Studio Drift reduces plastic bags into blocks for Materialism installation
Watch our talk with Rossana Orlandi from Istituto Marangoni London
PriestmanGoode shakes up air travel to eliminate single-use plastic
Plastic collected by The Ocean Cleanup will be burned to generate electricity
“I don’t believe we’re going to clean up the oceans” says Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch
Prada to phase out virgin nylon in its “emblematic” bags by 2021
The Ocean Cleanup redeployed to tackle Great Pacific Garbage Patch
This week, plastic waste was back in the spotlight
Biodegradable plastics offer “no advantage” over conventional plastics in reducing ocean pollution
Bioplastics could be “just as bad if not worse” for the planet than fossil-fuel plastics
Rossana Orlandi announces winners of Ro Plastic Prize for recycled products in Milan
UK government moves to end “vague and misleading” bioplastic terminology
Fish scale bioplastic wins UK James Dyson Award for student design
Sam Jacob looks to a future when ocean plastic outnumbers fish
Cubitts makes Redux glasses from waste materials including human hair and potatoes
Bottle recycling scheme in Rome exchanges plastic waste for metro rides
Lapee female urinal designed to reduce festival loo queues
Useless is a digital directory for London’s zero-waste shops
Pearson Lloyd uses as little material as possible on Kin chair collection
PepsiCo launches SodaStream-style drinks dispenser for refillable bottles
Adidas unveils fully recyclable Futurecraft Loop sneaker
Gomi portable speakers are made from non-recyclable plastic waste
