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Have efforts to solve the plastic pollution problem made it worse? Go inside the battle over plastics, recycling and what’s at stake.This journalism is made ...

Literally. When Nike set out to create the lowest carbon footprint shoe ever, it quickly became clear that waste would need to be its primary source material...

After working on the concept of a recyclable shoe for the last three years, that could be recycled and used to create a ski boot. Salomon is proud to reveal ...

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Environmental educators, journalists, and fashion experts on the best sustainable jeans, sneakers, swim trunks, and basics brands for men.

Designer and architect Neri Oxman is leading the search for ways in which digital fabrication technologies can interact with the biological world. Working at...

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I read a great piece from @goodonyou_app on different “eco-friendly leather alternatives.” It made me dig deeper into why as a consumer I should care — the insight was quite shocking. I feel lucky we are in a space where people are constantly innovating new products and materials. I tagged a few brands that are using these materials. Thanks to @peta for a great article on “Environmental Hazards of Leather” @epagov for a large resource as well.

Vicki von Holzhausen has created a vegan, biodegradable leather for her luxury handbags.

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Transparent solar panels are a real thing, and they're not just on paper as they are already popping up around the world.

Scientists at MIT have developed a technique using which customizable plant matter can be produced in a lab without the need of cutting trees.

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