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A tiny home made using the nacelle casing from a wind turbine

Recycled wind turbines may one day become tiny homes and floating playgrounds Recycled wind turbines may one day become tiny homes and floating playgrounds

AlgaRay robot floating atop water in Antigua

This seafaring robot ‘eats’ stinky seaweed and dumps it in deep water This seafaring robot ‘eats’ stinky seaweed and dumps it in deep water

Lots of chargers for devices tangled in a crowded corner

People send 20 billion pounds of ‘invisible’ e-waste to landfills each year People send 20 billion pounds of ‘invisible’ e-waste to landfills each year

Pile of colorful Lego bricks

Lego’s plan for eco-friendly bricks has fallen apart Lego’s plan for eco-friendly bricks has fallen apart

Scientists brew stronger concrete with coffee grounds

Scientists brew stronger concrete with coffee grounds Scientists brew stronger concrete with coffee grounds

Empty crumpled plastic bottles pattern on blue background.

Recycling plants spew a staggering amount of microplastics Recycling plants spew a staggering amount of microplastics

Pile of plastic materials for recycling

Sorting and recycling plastic is notoriously hard—but this AI could help Sorting and recycling plastic is notoriously hard—but this AI could help

A set of hand soaps and shampoo bars over organic cotton covers and other wooden-made toiletries.

Travel more sustainably with a DIY zero-waste toiletry kit Travel more sustainably with a DIY zero-waste toiletry kit

By Alisha McDarris

Old batteries in a rectangle formation waiting to be recycled.

It’s time to recycle all those dead batteries It’s time to recycle all those dead batteries

By Tamara Palmer

rows of white SIM cards showing their reflective shiny metal surface

Gold from old SIM cards could help make future drugs Gold from old SIM cards could help make future drugs

Recycled notebook and metal straw.

Consumers are skeptical of buying recycled goods. Are they right? Consumers are skeptical of buying recycled goods. Are they right?

By Carla Delgado

Opened silica gel packet on a wood countertop, ready for someone to find another use for them.

6 clever ways to reuse silica gel packets 6 clever ways to reuse silica gel packets

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Overconsumption is killing the planet. What can we do?

Overconsumption is killing the planet. What can we do? Overconsumption is killing the planet. What can we do?

Tips for buying and caring for long-lasting fabrics

Tips for buying and caring for long-lasting fabrics Tips for buying and caring for long-lasting fabrics

A trash bin is overflowing with blue and green plastic bottles

Earthworms can break down bioplastic, for better or for worse Earthworms can break down bioplastic, for better or for worse

Takeout boxes on green backdrop

How to make your takeout order less wasteful How to make your takeout order less wasteful

By Carla Delgado

Box of COVID-19 medical masks on wooden floor.

Your disposable COVID masks could be reborn as fuel Your disposable COVID masks could be reborn as fuel

By Carla Delgado

Pile of plastic bottles and waste.

It is time to make plastic-recycling labels less confusing It is time to make plastic-recycling labels less confusing

By Carla Delgado

Clothing rack of colorful tops.

Does renting your clothes reduce fashion waste? Does renting your clothes reduce fashion waste?

By Carla Delgado

An Apple MacBook's lithium-ion battery.

We need safer ways to recycle electric car and cellphone batteries We need safer ways to recycle electric car and cellphone batteries

By Anuradha Varanasi