Bioplastics and circularity: Why can’t we be friends?

Flexible plastics enable the modern world and food access — but they shouldn’t contaminate or overrun it. Could bioplastics be the answer?

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Bioplastics and circularity: Why can’t we be friends?

How to influence government and avoid the ‘tragedy of the commons’

The world and everyone on it are headed towards a “flash point,” said Luis Salaveria, director of Hawaii’s department of business, economic development and tourism, at VERGE Hawaii 2017. That includes communities, businesses and governments that have both benefited from modern advancements in agriculture, medicine and science and contributed to the environmental crises facing the planet. 

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How to influence government and avoid the ‘tragedy of the commons’

Will ‘floatovoltaics’ become the next big thing?

Solar panels can float in water, slowing evaporation while sparing land. Installations are all over the world and in some surprising bodies of water.

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Will ‘floatovoltaics’ become the next big thing?

Graffiti Collective Transforms Spray Cans into Works of Art

Travel to any busy graffiti zone around the world and chances are you’ll spot empty spray cans in close proximity.

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Graffiti Collective Transforms Spray Cans into Works of Art