Will future Olympic medals be made from recycled phones? Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are considering making medals from recycled metals obtained from recycled smartphones and other electronics in a bid to contribute to a cleaner environment.
Biological or organic waste generated in households represents more than a third of all waste. The average American family throws away as much as 180 kilograms of food annually! But the Whirlpool Zera Food Recycler household appliance does not allow this food to go to waste. It turns biological waste into high-quality natural fertilizer.
The Coca Cola brand and musician Will.i.am have jointly developed a 3D printer that uses recycled plastic bottles to print objects.
Caring for the environment, sustainable materials and recycling is and. If we mix in a sophisticated material and a bucket of rainbow colors, nothing but a fun, singing, screaming, loud, noticeable, colorful, iridescent sculpture is created.
Recycling is a law, because with it we help to preserve the environment, but what is even more a law is that we give objects that we will no longer use a second life. Hmmmm... but what if the Creators recycle us like this and then we wonder who and what we were in our previous life? In short. Caring for the environment does not necessarily start with the separation of waste. With some creativity, it can start much earlier. So recycle and create.
The reuse of Brazil's stadiums for this year's World Cup is a phenomenal idea that definitely deserves to be realized. Let's look at an interesting concept that kills two birds with one stone.
End-of-life aircraft parts are transformed and given life again in a wide variety of furniture forms. From the sky to our living room.
"So that we don't get ripped off, there is an easier way to open yogurt, which in the past stirred up a lot of spirits and often angered fans of dairy products. Finally, we don't need a tap or a fork anymore, because this time it's really very simple. No torn cap or dirty t-shirt. This is the past, our present is completely different - above all, elegant and very convenient. You open it and it doesn't tear, really perfect," TV presenter Jože Robežnik welcomed the new way of opening Ljubljanske mlekarni products in his humorous style on his YouTube channel.
Nadeem Haidary decided to combine the popular technique of paper folding with the everyday task of shaving and created an origami razor from a single piece of waterproof paper.
German product designer Simon Freund knows exactly what to make from discarded shopping bags from popular brands. Here is recycling with style, the “Shopping Bag” project, where a designer creates designer chairs from old shopping bags.
Plastic from marine debris not only threatens the health of our seas and coasts, but also our economy and community. The problem with plastic is that it never "disappears" in nature, but accumulates in the environment, especially in the oceans. Every year, many dolphins and seals end up in lost fishing nets, and large pieces of plastic waste remain in them, which will pollute the seabed and ocean for centuries. Did you know that it takes about 500 years for a plastic bottle to decompose?
Czech artist Veronika Richterová has a passion for creating with recycled PET bottles. For the last decade, she has used many methods of cutting, heating and mounting to create transparent sculptures ranging from crocodiles and chandeliers to plants, which we will look at below. Her obsession with bottles does not end with artistic creation.