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The North Face and National Geographic are making clothes from plastic water bottles

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.




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Crisis for electronics recycling as glass market collapses

Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass




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Google Glass heads into the operating room

The optical display device that is often the subject of ridicule has proven itself to be a very valuable asset to surgeons.




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Trudeau says Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create.




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Vancouver grocer uses embarrassing slogans to discourage plastic bag use

Unfortunately, people like the slogans a bit too much.




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So much plastic is being made that "recycling has no impact"

A Canadian scientist wants us to rethink our approach to plastic and challenge the colonial system that produces it.




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Want to go plastic-free? Start with one thing.

Slow, incremental changes are more effective than trying to do it all at once.




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Montreal may ban wood-fired ovens. Is this the end of the classic Montreal bagel?

Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour...




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Will electric skates solve the last-mile problem?

You already own the solutions. They are called feet.




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How to make your clothing last

Proper care can go a long way toward extending a garment's life.




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Baltimore's neglected rowhouses are the last ones standing

These lovingly photographed, colourful rowhouses are what's left after all the neigbouring ones have been demolished.




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Over half the new homes in the USA are insulated with fiberglass batts

We used to say this stuff should be banned because it was always installed badly. Has anything changed?




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Haiti Bans Plastic Bags & Disposable Foam Products

The big question is how well will it be enforced and what alternatives are currently readily available.




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Norton Point makes stylish sunglasses from recycled ocean plastic

This company proves that plastic waste can be a valuable resource.




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Archaeologists use lasers to find a lost city

Australian researchers used LIDAR, the aerial laser technology, to rediscover the city of Mahendraparvata in Cambodia.




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Companies are promoting false solutions to plastic waste

They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not.




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Paper Bags or Plastic Bags? Everything You Need to Know

Paper or plastic bags: which is better? It's an age old question, when it comes time to check out when grocery shopping: paper bag or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but there's an incredible number of details and inputs hidden




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How to bring green into the classroom

Teachers, are you looking for ways to teach green values to your students? We've got ideas lined up for you!




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Ford is turning captured CO2 into plastics and foam for car parts

In what is said to be a first for automakers, Ford is developing foams and plastics using captured carbon dioxide, which could be integrated into the company's vehicles within five years.




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We've already spent nature's budget for the year, 6 days earlier than last year

Today is Earth Overshoot Day, but it's not exactly something we should be celebrating. It's actually a wakeup call for humanity.




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UK renewables produced nearly 30% of electricity last year

Primary energy consumption was down, too.




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Renewables overtook coal in Germany last year

It's an important inflection point. But a lot of work still remains.




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Scotland produced enough wind energy for double its homes in last 6 months

In the first half of 2019, Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes, almost double the number of homes there.




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In Rome, recycle plastic bottles for transit fares

Thirty bottles will buy you a ticket on the subway or bus.




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Explore one of the West's last wild rivers with Google Street View

The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man.




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Beetle-Inspired Design Uses Old Plastic Bottles to Pull Water from the Air

A concept water bottle pulls water from the air like the Namib Desert Beetle.




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Self-filtering water bottle also acts as a flashlight

The ÖKO Odyssey water bottle actually has six functions!




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Yikes! California's extreme drought could last "a decade or more", 2014 driest year in a century

California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record.




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Plastic debris found in tap water, beer, and sea salt

You may think you're ingesting a safe, clean product, but you're really putting synthetic microfibers into your body.




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Reflective paint, free water, medical training: How Indian authorities slashed heat deaths 90%

We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change.




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Whales Burp Plastic in the Great Lakes

Just what the Great Lakes needs, more aquatic invasives. We're worrying about Asian carp and now we have whales? Whales in the Great Lakes, on Lake Superior? Well, "whale burps" have been found




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Michigan bans bans on plastic bags, takeout food containers, styrofoam cups and just about anything else

Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose.




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Meat and plastic sales are slowly dropping, survey finds

As environmental awareness spreads, shoppers are making different choices.




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It was too good to last: Japan to step up efforts to resume whale hunting near Antarctica

Two steps forward, one step back for Japan. The rest of the world has moved on from whaling, why couldn't they do too?




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Antarctica has never been this hot: The record was broken twice last week

Another signs that the poles are warming fast.




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How to fix scratched sunglasses

Yes, it's actually possible!




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How our thinking changed in 2019: recycling and plastics

We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry.




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No plastic 2020: The reason I am giving up all plastic bottles

I don't buy many plastic bottles, but the ones that I do will take some creative workarounds to avoid.




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France begins radical plan to phase out single-use plastic

The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun.




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How I gave up plastic bottles for shampoo, dish soap, and rinse aid

I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far.




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How plastics add to the climate crisis

They are basically solid fossil fuels, putting out as much as 6 kg of CO2 for every kg of plastic.




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Vinyl: the plastic found in (almost) everything

What is vinyl? Let's explore how this ubiquitous and versatile plastic is made, what its uses are, and all of its safety concerns.




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Beau Lake introduces an all-electric wood-topped instant classic runabout

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.




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31 outside-the-box tips to ditch plastic

TreeHugger and Elephant Journal have teamed up to share 31 creative tips for skipping plastic, one for each day of July.




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Is plastic a 'necessary evil' in our food system?

Perhaps yes, if our food system stays the way it is, but maybe that's what we should be challenging.




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Toymaker Hasbro says it will phase out plastic packaging

Starting in 2020, the company will redesign packaging to be more environmentally-friendly.




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Here's a handy guide to plastics recycling

Made by NPR, it explains what's recyclable, what becomes trash, and why.




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India to implement major single-use plastic ban on Oct 2

This year, Gandhi's birthday will be marked by a national crackdown on six specific plastic items.




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Biodegradable plastic is bad for the environment, British MPs say

It's time we stopped greenwashing plastic alternatives and realized they do more harm than good.




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4 billion bits of microplastics in the waters of Tampa Bay

And researchers estimate there's another 3 trillion pieces in surface sediments.