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How human hair is making waves in ocean cleanups as a free, highly effective & never-ending resource

The Clean Wave Program felts waste fibres into mats that soak up petrochemicals, and the organisation says human hair is the…

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Sustainable Planet

Cheers to Unplastic; an edible, compostable alternative to plastic, made from beer leftovers

UnPlastic is a functional, 100% compostable and non-plastic alternative that releases no toxins into the environment—as it is made from food…

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Inspiring People

These fully biodegradable face masks grow into flowers when buried

After weeks of tripping over all the blue disposable masks, a graphic designer in Utrecht came up with the idea of…

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Sustainable Planet

These 100 per cent biodegradable cups are grown from plants

Brooklyn-based design studio uses home-grown vegetables to produce a sustainable alternative to disposable coffee cups.

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Sustainable Planet

New Plant-Based Plastic Bottles Can Degrade In A Year

A Dutch company has found ways to transform plant sugars into a plastic capable of standing up to carbonated beverages like…

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Sustainable Planet

Awesome applications for Banana leaves as a replacement for plastic packaging

Banana leaves are 100% environmentally-friendly and sustainable—they degrade just like any other plant matter once they've been discarded—and they're a by-product that…

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Sustainable Planet

Eco-conscious Peruvian Group Launch Compostable Plates Made Of Banana Leaves

The range of plates and trays are 100% biodegradable and will decompose naturally within 2 months.

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Sustainable Planet

These Biodegradable Cigarette Filters Grow Into Plants

‘Karma’ biodegradable cigarette filters are embedded with seeds that grow into different plant varieties when thrown away.

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Sustainable Planet

What exactly were those little pouches being handed out during the London Marathon?

In place of plastic water bottles runners were offered small capsules made from seaweed. Are they safe? Are they biodegradable? Are…

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Sustainable Planet

THESE VIETNAMESE COMPOSTABLE WILD GRASS STRAWS ARE GREEN IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD

A young Vietnamese entrepreneur is making zero-waste 100% biodegradable drinking straws from grass that grows wild in the Mekong Delta.

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How human hair is making waves in ocean cleanups as a free, highly effective & never-ending resource

Cheers to Unplastic; an edible, compostable alternative to plastic, made from beer leftovers

These fully biodegradable face masks grow into flowers when buried

These 100 per cent biodegradable cups are grown from plants

New Plant-Based Plastic Bottles Can Degrade In A Year

Awesome applications for Banana leaves as a replacement for plastic packaging

Eco-conscious Peruvian Group Launch Compostable Plates Made Of Banana Leaves

These Biodegradable Cigarette Filters Grow Into Plants

What exactly were those little pouches being handed out during the London Marathon?

THESE VIETNAMESE COMPOSTABLE WILD GRASS STRAWS ARE GREEN IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD

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