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Inspiring People

Project Jeans: 16-year-old Indian turns old jeans into sleeping bags for homeless people in Delhi

The 16-year-old Indian Nirvaan Somany has come up with an innovative way to help the homeless stay warm in the winter…

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Sustainable Planet

3 siblings founded Sungai Watch to rid all Indonesian rivers from plastic pollution

Gary Bencheghib and his siblings are on a mission to clean all rivers in Indonesia. They founded Sungai Watch, a foundation…

2 mins
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Inspiring People

Kiteloops upcycles used kites into designer clothing

Venezuelan startup Kiteloops fuses art, design and fashion with a passion for the sea, wind and adventure, by making unique handmade…

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Good Stuff

This self-taught designer from South Africa built a city in his backyard – from trash

Mulalo Nego Negondeni has built a miniature version of Johannesburg in his parents’ backyard from recycled materials, after falling in love…

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Good Stuff

Filipino creates a rich urban farm by upcycling old tyres and over 1,000 plastic bottles

Using discarded items such as tyres and bottles, a businessman in the Philippines decided to turn his vacant lot into a…

5 mins
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Good Stuff

Artist transforms old tyres into the cutest little beds for animals

Amarildo Silva collects discarded tyres from the streets or landfill in Brazil and transforms them into eco-friendly and cozy beds for…

3 mins
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Sustainable Planet

Elvis & Kresse is rescuing precious materials from landfill, one bag at a time

From fire hoses and leather scraps to auction banners, used tea sacks and waste parachute silks: name a disregarded material and…

3 mins
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Sustainable Planet

This clothing is made from plastic caught by fishermen

Ecoalf arose from one man’s frustration with the excessive use of the world’s natural resources and the amount of waste produced…

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Project Jeans: 16-year-old Indian turns old jeans into sleeping bags for homeless people in Delhi

3 siblings founded Sungai Watch to rid all Indonesian rivers from plastic pollution

Kiteloops upcycles used kites into designer clothing

This self-taught designer from South Africa built a city in his backyard – from trash

Filipino creates a rich urban farm by upcycling old tyres and over 1,000 plastic bottles

Artist transforms old tyres into the cutest little beds for animals

Elvis & Kresse is rescuing precious materials from landfill, one bag at a time

This clothing is made from plastic caught by fishermen

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Project Jeans: 16-year-old Indian turns old jeans into sleeping bags for homeless people in Delhi

3 siblings founded Sungai Watch to rid all Indonesian rivers from plastic pollution

Kiteloops upcycles used kites into designer clothing

This self-taught designer from South Africa built a city in his backyard – from trash

Filipino creates a rich urban farm by upcycling old tyres and over 1,000 plastic bottles

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Artist transforms old tyres into the cutest little beds for animals

Elvis & Kresse is rescuing precious materials from landfill, one bag at a time

This clothing is made from plastic caught by fishermen