Plastic recycling is failing – here's how the world must respond

Making less plastic and reusing what exists should be the priority.

Stephanie Northen, Research Associate, Revolution Plastics, University of Portsmouth • conversation
May 30, 2023 ~7 min

Will we eventually have to send our trash into space if we run out of room on Earth?

Humans generate a lot of trash, but there are cheaper and safer ways to handle it than loading it on rockets.

Kate O'Neill, Professor of Global Environmental Politics, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
March 6, 2023 ~6 min


Families count the costs as big tech fails to offer cheap phone, laptop and fridge repairs

Tech companies still make it difficult to get gadgets repaired.

Benny Tjahjono, Professor of Sustainability & Supply Chain Management, Coventry University • conversation
Feb. 24, 2022 ~6 min

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

One-tenth of global emissions result from the production and supply of building materials – and the construction process itself.

Johannes Novy, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster • conversation
Nov. 10, 2021 ~9 min

Inspiration from the 1970s for today's young environmentalists

Allotments and repairing old clothes are just aspects of 1970s life that are making a comeback.

Steven McCabe, Associate Professor, Institute for Design, Economic Acceleration & Sustainability (IDEAS), Birmingham City University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2021 ~7 min

Inspiration from the 1970s for Generation Z's environmentalists

Allotments and repairing old clothes are just aspects of 1970s life that are making a comeback.

Steven McCabe, Associate Professor, Institute for Design, Economic Acceleration & Sustainability (IDEAS), Birmingham City University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2021 ~7 min

Using captured CO₂ in everyday products could help fight climate change, but will consumers want them?

A large-scale survey asked people exactly that. One use of recycled carbon dioxide stood out.

Volker Sick, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research; and Director, Global CO2 Initiative, University of Michigan • conversation
May 14, 2021 ~8 min

How businesses could cut plastic waste with a track and trace system

The hard work of eliminating plastic waste must start with businesses.

Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs, Senior Research Associate in Sustainability, Lancaster University • conversation
Feb. 16, 2021 ~7 min


Ranked: the environmental impact of five different soft drink containers

Here's how to quench your thirst in an environmentally responsible way.

Alice Brock, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Southampton • conversation
Nov. 17, 2020 ~7 min

How five different drink containers affect the environment – ranked from worst to best

Here's how to quench your thirst in an environmentally responsible way.

Alice Brock, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Southampton • conversation
Nov. 17, 2020 ~7 min

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