He has many thrones at his royal residences – but none quite like this.
And King Charles looked delighted when eco-campaigners unveiled one they had made for him out of recycled plastics today at Mombasa’s Nyali beach, on the third day of his state visit to Kenya.
Non-profit organisation Flipflopi uses everything from plastic bottles to, well, flip flops to upcycle a variety of objects into heritage products – even creating a seven-ton traditional sailing dhow made entirely from waste
The 2023 winner of the prestigious Cuprinol Shed of the Year has been announced with judges giving top marks to a multi-coloured outbuilding known as the ‘Frankenshed’.
Shed-owner Archie Proudfoot, from London, used all his skills as an independent artist and sign painter to triumph over more than 200 other entrants which included A-frame ski chalet in Essex and a Japanese-inspired tea room in Bristol.
Mr Proudfoot’s creation was voted top of the ‘Colourful’ category by the general public and
Meet the house that diapers built.
Researchers have designed and erected a house that has shredded, disposable diapers mixed into its concrete and mortar. A single-story home of about 36 square meters can pack nearly 2 cubic meters of used diapers into its floors, columns and walls, the team reports May 18 in Scientific Reports.
Using recycled diapers as composite building materials would not only shrink landfill waste but also could make such homes more affordable, the team says,
Recycling is sorted at the Sims Municipal Recycling Facility, an 11-acre recycling center on the Brooklyn waterfront in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty
This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
To jumpstart a paltry market for recycled plastic, governments across the globe are pushing companies to include recycled materials in their products. Last year, the United Kingdom introduced a tax on manufacturers that produce or import plastic packaging containing
