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To reduce the impact of plastic waste pollution, California banned hotel and lodging use and distribution of travel-size plastic toiletries. No longer will miniature personal care products like shampoos, conditioners and...

The mobile recycling factory of the future just landed in the 19th century courtyard of the historic Somerset House in Central London. Trashpresso is a giant solar-powered recycling plant that transforms discarded plastic...

Pop quiz: What food is packed with vitamins and fiber, but is almost always purchased just to be thrown away? If you said banana peels, you’re right...

Industrial designers and real-life couple, Abishek and Bhawana created Tyrochair as a solution for upcycling neglected and worn out tires and reducing waste...

Albatross Designs Sailing to Stop Single Use Plastic Albatross and its Missions Plastic and Shaving 32% of all plastic products created on Earth wind up somewhere they’re not supposed to be- mainly the oceans [World Economic...

Want to get a P.H.D. in what to do with your P.H.W.? (That's short for post-holiday waste in case you didn't know.) While you may not have heard of the term (we kind of just made it up), we're pretty sure you know what we're...

Today's students are tomorrow's leaders, and we're happy to say that universities across the States are doing their part to protect the earth while fostering environmental education...

Did you know that North America alone produces 50% of the world's garbage? TheJunkGuys recently created an eye-opening infographic on the ‘Benefits of Trash Removal’ that shows the big picture of trash in North America...

Lodovico Bernardi’s small plywood table takes the concept of foldable furniture to its extreme! The elegant table, which is made from a single piece of plywood, is ultra-thin when turned sideways so it can be stored discretely...

Lodovico Bernardi’s small plywood table takes the concept of foldable furniture to its extreme! The elegant table, which is made from a single piece of plywood, is ultra-thin when turned sideways so it can be stored discretely...

Read the rest of Jonathan Fuller’s Beautiful Sea Glass Mosaics Pay Tribute to the Power of the Ocean Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cornish, detail, eco-art, glass beach, jonathan fuller,...

Read the rest of CitizenM Prefab Hotels Now Provide Affordable Luxury in London and Glasgow Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", citizen m, citizenm, citizenm hotel, concrete,...

Inhabitat has covered Summit Soap‘s brilliant recycled cooking oil soaps before, and we were excited to hear that the company has launched a Kickstarter to raises funds to scale up their operation...

Almost five years ago, San Francisco became the first American city to ban plastic shopping bags from supermarkets and chain pharmacies. Now the city is poised to expand that ban to all retail stores and restaurants within...

Want to get a P.H.D. in what to do with your P.H.W.? That’s short for post holiday waste in case you didn’t know. While you may not have heard of the term (we kind of just made it up), we’re pretty sure...