This road is made from plastic waste and old tires
From UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA 20/07/23 Millions of roads across the United States are constructed with asphalt pavement that’s deteriorating over time. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri are using recyclables, including plastic waste, as a sustainable solution to fix America’s fracturing road system. In partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), researchers from […]
1,000 truckloads of trash prevented from entering Caribbean Sea
From The Ocean Cleanup, published and updated on Superinnovators 13/07/2023 Guatemala City, JUNE 14, 2023 — The Ocean Cleanup, the international non-profit project with the mission of ridding the oceans of plastic, has confirmed that its new Interceptor Barricade is now operational and capturing plastic in the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala. As of June 13, an estimated 856, […]
New recycling method for 840,000 tonne waste problem that isn’t single-use plastics
From UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 04/07/2023 It’s estimated that by 2030 carbon and glass fibre composites (CFRP), materials commonly used in wind turbine blades, hydrogen tanks, airplanes, yachts, construction, and car manufacturing, will be a key waste stream worldwide. The annual accumulation of CFRP waste from aircraft and wind turbine industries alone is projected to reach 840,300 […]
Microplastics hoover and filtration system
By Charles Carter, 24/10/22 Canadian startup Hoola One has developed a hoover and filtration system for removing microplastics from beach sand to help solve the growing pollution problem. The idea started out as a 2017 engineering masters project at the University of Sherbrooke. The team aimed to design a machine to collect plastic particles accumulated […]
Ocean Cleanup unveils System 03: Three times bigger
By Charles Carter, 30/09/22 Non-profit foundation The Ocean Cleanup has unveiled a concept of the third iteration of its ocean rubbish collection system which is three times bigger than its previous contraption. They have so far harvested over 100k kilograms of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) with System 002, but their models […]
Automated sneaker repair service
By Charles Carter, 21/09/22 Innovators at Nike have developed a robotic sneaker repair service that scans, cleans and patches up old sneakers to help reduce waste. B.I.L.L. (Bot Initiated Longevity Lab) is currently being piloted free of charge to shoppers in Nike Town London. It is one aspect of Nike’s initiative to embrace the circular […]
Eco-friendly shampoo bottle made of soap
By Charles Carter, 14/9/22 Dutch innovators SOAPBOTTLE have developed a shampoo and shower gel bottle made from soap to help reduce plastic waste. The idea is that when you’ve finished with the liquid inside, you use up the soap packaging, until there’s none of it left. The startup team, consisting of three women and one […]