Arts & Lifestyle
MaterialView: Where Did I Come From is an educational info system that can be installed alongside any installation, art piece, public service, or other design that uses recycled material. This rapid sketch prototype is meant to provide an outlet for creatives to introduce the way they utilized a circular economy
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Based in the Netherlands, Superuse Studios changed the way that one might think about recycled or reused material. Instead of focusing on single-use consumer products, this studio focuses on a larger-scale product that all of us use very frequently: Buildings. A design is not considered as the beginning
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MYOPlastic is a Precious Plastic workshop that allows users to make their own miniature sheet goods. This rapid design idea comes from the idea that once people are educated on what recycled plastic production companies do with their recycled plastic, it will increase motivation to participate. Local companies or community
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What if the key to making stronger, more sustainable plastics isn't changing their ingredients, but rearranging their molecules? (EurekAlert!, 2026). Researchers at Virginia Tech have undergone experimentation with creating new molecular structures for degradable plastics while maintaining the properties that plastic should have. The researchers joined the ends
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For the past 6 years, Hawaii has been implementing recycled plastic into its roadways instead of letting it end up in a landfill. This technology has been dubbed polymer-modified asphalt (PMA), which is more durable and elastic, allowing it to withstand Hawaii's unique weather patterns. The plastic
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Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have found a new ingredient to make cookies: PET plastic. “We were trying to develop technologies for plastic upcycling to make more valuable products. We thought, why not focus on making food? Because plastic is carbon and food is carbon,” explains Associate Professor Lahiru
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How can we quantify how much trash ends up in the ocean while simultaneously drawing eyes and crowds? Created in 2010 by the Artula Institute for Arts and Environmental Education, Washed Ashore is a traveling art exhibition that brings creatives together to celebrate art and raise awareness of marine trash.
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As is the case with many companies that make material goods, IKEA views circularity as a way to lessen its impact on nature, reduce pollution, and tackle climate change. Transitioning towards a circular business is a fundamental, system-wide shift that affects every aspect of the IKEA business. This includes
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The Carhartt Built to Last Commitment℠ stands out among clothing retailers as a commitment to craft, excellence, and durability. Carhartt claims that if one of its products "fails to meet expectations," then they will right the wrong, whether by repair, replacement, or credit. A little repair work can
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Being a $200 billion multi-faceted company, PepsiCo uses its power to ensure that the large number of packages that it produces and distributes every day don't have negative impacts on the environment. To assess potential packaging risks facing the business, PepsiCo completes a comprehensive plastic packaging-related
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In their series Before The Needle, The Vinyl Factory is debuting its new Eco-Jazz material. This material utilizes leftover PVC from previous vinyl pressings, creating a circular economy around this plastic. The process, which involves recycling PVC from the coloured waste of records previously manufactured in-house, sees increased
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German creatives and scientists have created a new lightweight substitute for polystyrene, made out of an unusual material: popcorn. The popcorn kernel is an ideal natural resource for eco-friendly composite materials that can be used to produce not only insulation, flakeboard, and packaging but also furniture and children’s