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…
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Natalie Fee’s Refill Revolution is Taking the UK’s Cities by Storm
Award-winning environmental campaigner, author and speaker Natalie Fee believes that finding free tap water on the go should…
This Dutch Company is Using the Blockchain to Turn Plastic Waste into Clothing
According to Surfers Against Sewage, one of the UK’s most active and successful environmental charities, approximately eight million…
Boyan Slat’s Ambitious Ocean Cleanup Project Finally Tastes Success
It’s been a long journey for young Dutch inventor Boyan Slat and his ambitious Ocean Cleanup project. In…
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…
Could this Argentine Caterpillar Eat All Our Plastic Waste?
Plastic, as we well know, is not natural. It’s made from oil, and unless it’s burned, it can…
Edinburgh Entrepreneurs Have Created World’s 1st Biodegradable Reusable Bottle
Single-use plastic bottles have become the bane of the planet and are the biggest polluter of our oceans. …
Miniwiz’s Pop-up Shop Lets Customers Exchange Rubbish for Recycled Products
There are those big-wigs out there that use the phrase “I’ll pay with plastic,” meaning, “put it on…
Cleanyst Produces Your Detergents and Shampoos at Home and Avoids Plastic Waste
We talk a lot about the amount of plastic waste produced and consumed within the food industry, but…
Innovators Finding Alternatives to Plastic
As we come towards the end of Plastic Free July, Global Shakers have been doing some research into…