Researchers at IBM developed the process, called VolCat, as an alternative to traditional recycling.

Barcelona-based company Fuelium is developing paper-based batteries designed for disposable diagnostic devices. Unlike regular batteries, Fuelim’s batteries claim to create no toxic waste.

Boxes that vanish, electrics that turn cases into power sources for iPads and shape changing materials are just some of the ways packaging is predicted to reinvent itself as soon as the next decade.

Von Discountern und internationalen Getränkekonzernen werden immer mehr Einweg-Plastikflaschen in den Markt gedrückt. Doch neben dem Ressourcenverbrauch belastet dies vor allem das Klima.

Kazakhstani designer Enis Akiev has developed a method for turning single-use plastic packaging into tiles, by emulating the organic process of rock formation.

London-based architect and designer Bastian Beyer's project explores the potential of using knitted textile structures that have been biologically solidified as sustainable construction materials.

In 2013 geologist Patricia Corcoran and artist Kelly Jazvac travelled to Hawaii to study a new type of stone they have described as 'Plastiglomerate.'

SOAPBOTTLE is a no-waste product, designed by Jonna Breitenhuber. The soap is made of natural ingredients and is biodegradable.

Royal College of Art graduate Tessa Silva has turned a clay-like material made from waste milk into bulbous vases, candelabras and door handles called Chalk & Cheese.

‘One Size’, designed by Anna Piasek, is a template for parceling Asian food in a way that accommodates for tiny portions, solids and liquids, and is above all biodegradable.