A team of scientists from TU Dresden’s Institute of Natural Products Engineering have developed an innovative new material replicating styrofoam. Made from discarded paper, the new insulating material has created an eco-friendly alternative for shipping temperature-sensitive items. The material can be recycled easily, and is also biodegradable. The popularity of...
An Unlikely Inflation: Huge Cardboard Shortages After a Surge of Home Deliveries
Over the past year, a surge in online shopping has resulted in an unprecedented cardboard shortage. Despite The Recycling Association (TRA) predicting this situation back in March of 2020, the shortages have been unavoidable. Cardboard’s value has increased to more than five times its value prior to the pandemic. Shortage...
Volkswagen Goes Greener: Recycling End-Of-Life Batteries
As electric vehicles continue to storm the automotive market, a new challenge has arised. What happens to the end-of-life electric vehicle batteries? Volkswagen (VW) has found a solution. Many manufacturers are creating sustainable “second-life” solutions to electric vehicle batteries. Nissan, for example, is converting Leaf batteries into stationary energy storage...
The UK to Triple Plastic Recycling by 2030, According to BPF Report
A recent report published by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) has highlighted the key changes the UK need to make in order to achieve this impressive target. Within the next decade, BPF hopes to cut plastic waste in landfill sites to 1%, an impressive reduction to the current 95% of...
The Best Green Innovations of 2020
2020 has been an unprecedented year. COVID-19 took over the world on an immeasurable scale, and yet, individuals and businesses continued their research and development, creating high quality innovative products. This has been undoubtedly true for those with environmental sustainability central to their ethos. A number of companies have created...
Scientists Discover New Material for Solar Panel Windows
Scientists discover a form of material used in solar power that has the ability to become transparent, sparking discussions on solar panel windows.
TreeCard: the wooden debit card planting trees
Ecosia, the search engine that donates its profits to reforestation and planting trees, has just announced their funding for a new innovative FinTech product: TreeCard.TreeCard, like Ecosia, will donate over 80% of its profits to planting trees through Ecosia’s monthly tree planting projects. TreeCard’s profits will come from interchange: the standard...