Four designers from London's Royal College of Art aim to find the value in "waste" by recycling toxic red mud residue into a series of terracotta-hued cups, bowls and teapots.

German company Leaf Republic has developed beautiful disposable tableware made from nothing but leaves.

The amount of paper and cardboard packaging now recycled in Europe has reached a record high, according to figures released by the European Union ahead of Global Recycling Day.

A San Francisco-based footwear startup has launched a flip flop with a sustainable sole made from sugar cane.

A finnish company uses renewable wood-based bioplastics in gable-top paperboards for milk, yoghurt and cooking products.

Two young British synchronised swimmers performed in a pool littered with plastic bags, bottles and other pieces of rubbish – all in a bid to raise awareness of pollution.

Bioplastic sounds like a welcome eco-alternative to the many plastic products we use daily. But the reality isn't so simple.

CARBIOS has announced to have successfully accomplished the production of first PET-bottles made with 100% Purified Terephthalic Acid (rPTA).

A pop-up restaurant that is built from recycled food packaging and that composts all of its leftovers was set up at the WantedDesign Manhattan fair.

Biome Bioplastics and Futamura have partnered to demonstrate a range of bio-based and compostable multilayer films.