Recycled Plastic

Things You Can’t Recycle and Sustainable Alternatives
10 Things You Can’t Recycle and Sustainable Alternatives to Replace Them

As more and more countries and cities make recycling compulsory, and invest in responsible waste…

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Day Owl Uses Upcycling Plastic Bottles to Create Sustainable Jobs and Products

In episode 37 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Ian Rosenberger, Founder…

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Meet the Sustainable iPhone Case Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles

The eco-minded tech brand Nimble has announced its new Bottle Case, the world’s only sustainable iPhone…

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This Social Entrepreneur Empowers Marginalized Women to Fight India’s Plastic Crisis

Upon seeing children in urban slums playing amidst a heap of plastic garbage, social entrepreneur Rohit Nayak…

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Waste to Wear: Meet Topiku, the Sustainable Brand That Turns Trash Into Hats

Photo credit: Topiku Topiku makes SoCal streetwear-inspired hats from textile offcuts, leather scraps and HDPE plastics typically…

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Rehash Trash and Moms are Reducing Plastic Pollution and Changing Lives in Cambodia

We all know plastic pollution sucks. Seeing and knowing how bad the global plastic pollution…

Fair Harbor Clothing Created A Swimwear Brand to Combat Ocean Pollution

You’ve likely heard of brands using recycled plastic bottles to make anything from swimwear to…

Blockchain To Turn Plastic Waste
Plastic Bank Uses Blockchain To Turn Plastic Waste Into Currency To Save Our Oceans

Using blockchain technology, the Plastic Bank offers a secure and transparent way to monetize ocean-bound…

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Meet The Travel Backpack Made Using 23 Recycled Plastic Bottles

Meet 8hz, a new ethical brand dedicated to making products with fabric created from recycled…

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Meet Recover Brands, an American Manufacturing Company Producing Clothes Out of Recycled Materials

Meet the American manufacturing company Recover Brands. Recover strives to create the best, most environmentally friendly and…

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Meet Go Java, the Social Enterprise Recycling Your Coffee Pods

Toronto-based social enterprise, Go Java, has finally taken the step we all needed – they…