Manifest Recap: We Poppin’ Bottles! — Plus, Saanvi Reunites With the Alex

RELATED STORIES This week on NBC’s Manifest, one of the most frightful callings yet came to fruition, putting the actual lives of numerous 828ers in peril. Plus, we finally met the elusive Alex! Picking up some time after the gang shared in that big-budget calling — in which Ben, Mick and Saanvi found themselves inside […]

Everlane has launched an outerwear collection made from recycled water bottles — here’s what it’s like in person

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Everlane’s new line, the ReNew Collection, is outerwear that’s made with recycled plastic bottles as an eco-friendly alternative. It’s part of the company’s ambitious 2021 goals to eliminate all virgin […]

An eco-friendly footwear startup is turning plastic bottles into beautiful sneakers — each pair diverts 17 plastic bottles from landfills and rolls up to the size of a pair of socks

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. VIVOBAREFOOT Barefoot shoe industry leader Vivobarefoot is now producing a line of shoes made from recycled water bottles ($ 90 – $ 190). Each pair of shoes will […]

Women in New York City and San Francisco are obsessed with these comfortable flats made from recycled water bottles — here’s what they feel like

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Rothy’s Whether you’ve seen its ads on social media or have admired its flats on your co-worker, San Francisco shoe startup Rothy’s seems to be everywhere.  Rothy’s flats […]

What happens to the bottles from the London Marathon? — THE SATURDAY BRIEFING

GETTY Mo Farah and his competitors used lots of bottles at the London Marathon Q. Can you please tell me what happened to all the plastic bottles used during the London Marathon last weekend? Sue Bailey, by email A. It has been estimated that 760,000 bottles of water were consumed and seven tons of waste […]

The undercover author who discovered Amazon warehouse workers were peeing in bottles tells us the culture was like a prison (AMZN)

Robert Cianflone/Getty The author who discovered that Amazon warehouse staff were peeing in bottles to avoid taking too many breaks said the working culture was like a prison. James Bloodworth went undercover in 2016 to work at an Amazon warehouse in the UK, for a book on low-paid jobs in Britain. He described to Business […]

Airports in Spain BANNED from overcharging passengers for bottles of water

Airports in Spain will only be able to sell water bottles under 500ml for €1 or less, according to El Pais newspaper. Spanish Airport authority Aena investigated the most common complaint from passengers travelling through airports in the country. This was found to be overpriced water, something which many may feel like a basic human […]

Grounded: Pensioner faces €10k fine after he chugged 2 bottles of wine and set off aircraft alarm

Airport security is a drag, especially if you forget liquids are banned and put two bottles of wine in your carry-on. That’s what happened to a pensioner who ended up chugging both bottles, getting so drunk that he couldn’t fly. The 67-year-old German citizen intended to give the two bottles of fine wine to the […]

Beer buddies: Merkel sends Putin bottles of German booze, Russian leader reveals

Beer enthusiasts the world over appreciate German varieties, and the Russian president is no exception. Chancellor Angela Merkel even sends Vladimir Putin a few bottles of Saxony-brewed pilsner, the president has revealed. Read more “From time to time, Angela sends me a few bottles of Radeberger beer,” the Russian leader said in the documentary film […]

‘Cracking’ bottles: WADA supplier Berlinger quits doping control kit business

Swiss company Berlinger Special AG, affiliated to WADA, has withdrawn from the doping control business. The move follows reports of the possible cracking of frozen bottles. “The Board of Directors of Berlinger Special AG has resolved that the company will cease production of its doping control kits in the medium term,” the company said on […]