A brief guide to clothes recycling – sustainability expert unpicks how your discarded garments get processsed
Growing mountains of textile waste are hard to recycle. There is scope to improve chemical and mechanical recycling methods but consumers and fashion brands play a role in reducing overproduction.
March 20, 2024 • ~6 min
One-and-a-half billion tyres wasted annually – there's a better way to recycle them
New technique could drastically improve the recyclability of rubber tyres.
Jan. 11, 2024 • ~7 min
How to provide reliable water in a warming world – these cities are testing small-scale treatment systems and wastewater recycling
Water shortages are one of the greatest problems created by a warming world. A decentralized water system is a compelling counterargument to the notion that bigger is better.
Dec. 15, 2023 • ~10 min
Real or artificial? A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it's made of
How many years you reuse a fake holiday tree matters. So does what happens to a live tree when you’ve packed up the ornaments.
Dec. 5, 2023 • ~8 min
Electric arc furnaces: the technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable
Electric arc furnaces can use up to 100% scrap steel as its raw material, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions.
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~7 min
As plastic production grows, treaty negotiations to reduce plastic waste are stuck in low gear
A central question remains unresolved in the draft treaty: Is plastic pollution basically a waste management problem, or can it be solved only with a cap on production?
Nov. 30, 2023 • ~10 min
Wind turbine blades: inside the battle to overcome their waste problem
Wind farm owners are keeping old turbines in service to capitalise on high electricity prices.
Nov. 28, 2023 • ~8 min
New class of recyclable polymer materials could one day help reduce single-use plastic waste
A team of scientists has developed a method for creating a new class of plastic materials that are potentially more recyclable than single-use plastics.
Oct. 19, 2023 • ~7 min
What you should (and shouldn't) do with all of your old phone chargers and other e-waste
Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world – there are things you can do to minimise your role in it.
Oct. 6, 2023 • ~6 min
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