Balena is pushing the boundaries of 3D printing to advance compostable materials in the fashion industry and beyond.
The streets of Milan, Italy have been adorned with flower pots made from recycled waste collected from the sea. This required over 2 tons of fishing nets and some plastic. The planters appeared as part of Ocean Week, which took place in the Italian city.
Clothing reuse has a 70 times lower environmental impact.A new life-cycle assessment (LCA) commissioned by the European textile reuse and recycling industry has confirmed the significant CO2 and water savings of reusing textiles compared to producing new clothing.
Swedish textile recycler Renewcell uses a patented process to break down and recycle cotton and other cellulosic textile waste, such as worn-out jeans and production scraps, to create Circulose, that can be used to create viscose, lyocell, modal, acetate and other man-made cellulosic fibres.
Absolut launches paper bottle in Tesco.
Pernod Ricard-owned Absolut Vodka will sell its paper bottle in British supermarket chain Tesco as part of a three-month pilot test.
These first-generation single-mould bottles aremade from 57% paperand recyclable plastic. Paper bottles are eight times lighter and easier to carry than standard glass bottles.
Free compost for residents.
OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) offers a regional community compost program for the Orange County. OCWR oversees the solid waste disposal needs of 34 cities and 16 areas throughout Orange County, California, USA.
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