Recycled
Emerging Tech
Gomi upcycles old Lime e-bike batteries into portable Bluetooth speakers
The Speakers are handmade from plastic bags and powered by 100% repurposed e-bike batteries.
Invention
Kenyan entrepreneur turns plastic waste into bricks, stronger than concrete
Bricks made of a composite of recycled waste plastic are five to seven times stronger than concrete.
Invention
Sustainable cool packaging alternative to Styrofoam made from recycled paper
Scientists at TU Dresden are developing a sustainable insulation material from waste paper.
Invention
Researchers turn pineapple waste into disposable drone parts
The parts could be buried in the ground and would degrade within two weeks.
Invention
Norwegian startup aims to build affordable homes using 100% recycled plastic
The company is working on producing homes from plastic waste to tackle the housing deficit in Africa.
Emerging Tech
Solar panels created from crop waste produce energy even if the sun isn’t shining
Engineering student turns waste into a material capable of converting UV light into electrical energy.
Invention
Montreal is building bridges using recycled wine bottles
It will give a second life to some 70,000 bottles of wine.
Invention
Ocean Cleanup revealed its first sunglasses made from recovered plastic
Plastic that floated in the Pacific last year has been transformed into sunglasses.