In this video, we explore signmaking using recycled HDPE plastic. Our project involves creating a two-colour sign by engraving into the first layer to reveal the second, addressing the challenge of ...

For years, the toymaker Lego has been trying to figure out how to make its plastic building blocks out of sustainable materials. It’s experimented with all kinds of things — Brazilian sugarcane, for ...

In conversation with PN sister publication Sustainable Plastics, industrial designer Karim Rashid said using recycled plastics in design is becoming mainstream, but that there is still a market gap ...

An engineering graduate is turning thousands plastic cups into soft sweaters and beanies using a kind of "yarn" made from the plastic.

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A firsthand look at an innovative program to improve learning, encourage environmental action and empower women in Côte d’Ivoire. UNICEF USA Chief Program Officer Darla Silva visits with students at ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...