Circular Economy

The pending ban of traditional lightbulbs, which spurred the lighting industry to introduce more energy efficiency products, has led to the redesign of a classic toy -- the Easy-Bake Oven. Read More

Nike, Gap, Patagonia and Walmart have teamed up to create a standard way to measure and evaluate the environmental impact of clothing. Read More

The Coca-Cola Company today announced a partnership that will license the beverage giant's plant-based packaging to Heinz for use in its ketchup packaging. Read More

Eben Bayer, the co-founder and CEO of Ecovative Design, extols the natural processes and properties of grass and cows as a way of thinking about the design of environmentally responsible products. Read More

Despite the well-trod cliché that a journey to sustainability is a marathon and not a sprint, Nike, with its Considered design ethos, shows all the signs of being in it for the long haul. Read More

 EcoATM has received investment from Coinstar and a grant from the National Science Foundation to advance its kiosks that buy used electronics from consumers. Read More

Along with covering changes in how much plastic was collected and exporting trends, this report identifies barriers that are holding back more domestic recycling. Read More

A steady parade of innovators in large and small companies have tried to create more environmentally benign alternatives to plastic; after decades of slow progress, bioplastics are sprouting like weeds. Read More

The laptop earned the Sustainable Product Certification from Underwriters Labs for its energy efficiency, reduction in toxic chemicals, and use of recycled materials in its design. Read More

Lorrie Vogel, the head of Nike Considered, talked about the company's closed-loop ethos, why sustainability has to start from within, and how the company turned 13 million plastic bottles into World Cup jerseys. Read More