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Trashpresso is the first mobile plastic upcycling platform

Inhabitat - Innovation

The World Design Organization named Trashpresso, designed by Miniwiz, a World Design Impact Prize Winner for 2021. It is the world’s first mobile industrial-grade plastic trash upcycling platform. Plastic pollution is a major climate threat and now there's a unique solution.

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Does ‘upcycling’ actually exist?

Terra Infirma

Every time I hear or read a reference to ‘upcycling’, my instinctive response is “Really?” And the other day, the Guardian ran a story about the use of GM organisms to ‘upcycle’ old plastic bottles into vanilla food flavouring of all things. So why call this upcycling?

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Turns out you can use kombucha to make eco-friendly thread

TechCrunch: Climate

But here at 4YFN in MWC we got chatting to Laura Freixas about her PhD research project that’s using a base of the fermented hipster tea to “upcycleorganic waste into filaments. It’s not everyday you come across kombucha playing a starring role in potential industrial disruption. All rights reserved.

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Outdoor gear company Arc'teryx flies toward a circular economy

GreenBiz

Today, the company launched its ReBird platform , a centralized hub on the company site that gives customers an inside look at its circular initiatives — from upcycling and resale to care and repair. The company is upcycling materials from a jacket line to create new products. Circular strategy in motion. Courtesy of.

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Petite Lucette: Supporting Sustainable Fashion Through Circular Approach, Local Partnerships and Organic Certified Fabrics

Green Business Bureau

In their quest to develop a fully organic line, it was initially difficult to find organic fabrics that were both affordable and available in an array of unique colors and textures. Organic Is The New Black. Organic cotton is less water intensive than conventional cotton. But every improvement and small adjustment counts!

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4 Ways to Reduce Waste In Your Own Home

The Environmental Blog

Methane, which is released as organic matter in landfill decomposes, traps up to 20 times more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Upcycle your furniture. There are no limits to what you can create when you upcycle. Anyone can join the upcycling revolution – so why not begin now? Reducing your landfill.

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Trashpresso is the first mobile plastic upcycling platform

AGreenLiving

The World Design Organization named Trashpresso, designed by Miniwiz, a World Design Impact Prize Winner for 2021. It is the world’s first mobile industrial-grade plastic trash upcycling platform. Miniwiz Images via World Design Organization. Read the rest here: Trashpresso is the first mobile plastic upcycling platform.