A monumental task incapable of ever achieving a stamp of “finished,” cleaning the ocean requires an ongoing effort from conservationists, entrepreneurs, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) dedicated to remaining environmentally conscious. One such entity leading its own charge is a small New England-based skateboard manufacturer named Bureo. Intent on making a dent in the ongoing fight to […]
Tag: Recycled
‘World’s first recycled flight’: SpaceX release ‘lost’ footage of Falcon 9 landing (VIDEO)
Published time: 5 Apr, 2017 15:29 Never-before-seen footage of last week’s SpaceX recycled rocket landing has been released, days after the company’s milestone mission was tarnished by a live feed malfunction at the last minute. Last week, the US space company completed an SES-10 satellite delivery mission using a Falcon 9 rocket recycled from a […]
Shades made from recycled ocean plastic will make you feel as good as you look
Ocean plastic never looked as good as it does on your face. Thanks to Norton Point, the recyclable trash found in the sea is being turned into glasses that help you see a bit better in the sun. The Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts-based company is the first to develop a line of eyewear made from recovered […]
Recycled smartphones will be used to make medals for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics
Winning athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be presented with medals made from metals recovered from discarded smartphones. The idea was first mooted last summer as a way to deal with all the e-waste created by the tech-loving country. Or, as Japan’s three-time Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Kohei Uchimura put it this week: “Tokyo 2020 […]
