Plastic
How Klean Kanteen steeled the water bottle market
The stainless pioneer is withstanding tariffs, copycats and fads with a steady focus on its original values. Read More
These 5 companies hope to spin old polyester threads into fashion gold
Like many startups in the space, they are forming waste-based supply chains, one partner at a time. Read More
How Credo Beauty created new plastic from tiny bits of packaging
The cosmetics brand teamed up with the Pact Collective to create a first-of-its-kind lotion pump. Read More
Dutch startup aims to recycle 300 million pieces of polyester clothing a year
Reju plans to harness its parent company's polyester expertise to build up circular textile supply chains. Read More
Alphabet and Dow are building an AI database to sort complex plastics
The join project is one of several ventures pitching AI-powered identification systems as essential for boosting plastics recycling rates. Read More
As plastics treaty talks resume, microplastic concerns continue to grow
Two-thirds of people worldwide are worried about microplastics in their bodies, highlighting the need for a global plastics treaty. Read More
Google parent Alphabet’s skunkworks targets the plastic crisis
The "X Moonshot for Circularity" initiative seeks to yield value from more than plastic. Read More
This polyester T-shirt can be recycled forever if French startup Carbios has its way
Puma, On, Patagonia, PVH Corp and Salomon all teamed up with Carbios. The result was what they call the world's first 'biorecycled' T-shirt. Now can it be scaled? Read More
Driving sustainable progress means leveraging the best technologies
Meeting our shared climate goals will require an inclusive mindset about the technology needed to get us there. Read More
Inside Delta’s plan to take single-use plastic cups off its flights
The cup redesign will cut 7 million pounds of plastics annually, cutting in-flight waste. Read More