ECONYL: regenerated and regenerable nylon
Nylon was the world’s first synthetic fiber. It was born from a necessity: to have an alternative to Chinese silk, very expensive and dependent on …
Can plastic be used to paint?
The answer is yes for the Filipino artist Gilbert Calderon Angeles, who distinguished himself for the use of post-consumer waste for the creation of works …
A Less Impact Path
In the common imagination, we inhabit an ecologically perfect world, whose ecosystem is compromised by the presence of plastic, to be considered the only enemy …
The Breakup
“The Breakup” is the study that investigates the end of life of waste dispersed in the environment and the effective compostable nature of materials. It …
Looking Closer For Nature
World Environment Day, first proclaimed in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly, is a holiday to encourage awareness and active action for the global environment…
Ocean Cleanup Group: from rivers to oceans
Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit foundation – established in the Netherlands in 2013 by Boyan Slat, just eighteen at the time – which aims at …
Plastic bank: the returnable vacuum that values waste and people
“We got it all wrong. All of us. The last thing we should be doing is clean up the ocean.” David Katz, 2017 As soon …
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3CODESIGN. 3R: Reduce Recycle Reuse
On May 27th, 2021, the exhibition 3CODESIGN 3 R: Reduce Recycle Reuse will be inaugurated. Curated by Silvana Annicchiarico, the exhibition will be on tour …
A Knowledge Center for Plastics
Every year, more than 8 million tons of plastic waste ends up in the oceans, threatening the marine ecosystem. Snøhetta, an international architecture, art and …
Green Innovations we need on a Big Scale
Bill Gates, known as the principal founder of Microsoft Corporation, established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest foundation in the world active in …
