What if we could live in a world where, instead of throwing things away, we would pay more attention to how we could reuse them? In recent times, we have seen that awareness has steadily grown as...
By the year 2050, plastic production will account for 15 to 20% of CO2 emissions, according to figures from EIT Climate KIC, a European institution that supports start-ups. If we do nothing about...
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week column. Over the past few days, five start-ups of the day...
Eight billion kilos. That’s about how much plastic ends up in the ocean every year. 80 % of all that plastic ends up into rivers via the land and flows straight out to sea. In order to reduce...
Enjoying the freedom of sailing and forgetting everyday worries – it could all be so great. If only the naked truth would not catch you even on the high seas: When Cirplus founder Christian...
Plastic waste is one of the greatest problems of our time. While in the 1950s about 1.5 million tons of plastic were produced per year, today it is almost 300 million tons. According to a WWF...
Approximately 35 billion plastic bottles are thrown away every year, and scientists estimate a total plastic waste of approximately 6300 million tons. 91 Percent of this waste is not being recycled,...
Society is baulking at the impact of our collective plastic footprint. But some alternatives are occurring Only half of the plastic used for packaging is recycled. Several projects are trying to...
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