Why Has Bruce French Spent His Life Cataloguing Edible Plants?
In between the roasted watermelon seeds, the sprouting galangal and a batch of rungia, a leafy green from…
Circular Economy
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Recycled Plastic Milk Bottles Are Becoming Roads in South Africa
The world is catching on to the idea of recycling single-use plastics to make roads. One of the…
Rory Westbrook Has Come a Long Way From Selling Clothes in His Bedroom
“It all comes back around.” A common phrase we hear from both fashionistas and confused nans everywhere when…
This Chemist in Cameroon Recycles Used Cooking Oil to Make Cleaning Products
Martial Gervais Oden-Bella, a chemist in Cameroon, has developed a process to turn something dirty into something that…
Felix Böck on ChopValue, His “Ridiculous” But Profitable Circular Startup
German carpenter Felix Böck has turned a “ridiculous concept” involving millions of used chopsticks into a sustainable, profitable…
These Women in Scotland are Tackling Single-Use Period Products
The British Seaside… Sand, stones, sun (sometimes) and a rainbow of tampon applicators. Unfortunately, the last one has…
Peruvian Innovators Create Biodegradable Plates Using Banana Leaf
Led by a pair of Peruvian entrepreneurs, Chuwa Plant is a new company aiming to commercialise and manufacture…
These Eco-Friendly Sneakers are Made with Algae
Algae is proving to be a super-material and reliable ally in our fight to reverse the damage we…
Circulose: A New Natural Material That Could Close The Loop on Fashion
Thanks largely to the fast-fashion model employed by brands worldwide, 80 billion items of clothing are produced globally…
Reusable Packaging Startup Loop Helps Big Brands Revisit the Milkman Model
Those that remember the days when milk was delivered to each house by a familiar ‘milkman’ will recall…