Recycle machine

About the size of a Coke machine, the Greenopolis recycling kiosk identifies recyclable materials from their UPC bar codes and then spits out a deposit ticket with reward points.

Beverage containers outnumber all other types of litter in Australia, but the problem is being addressed with kiosks that accept cans/bottles and give out money.

Water is a limited resource on our planet and saving it is indeed a duty for all of us. Joanna Power and Paramveer Bhachu, student product designers from Walsall near Birmingham, UK have come up with an innovative product with the aim to save this valuable element. The duo has invented a portable washing machine called Lava Aqua X that allows recycling water drained in the shower and reusing it for washing clothes.

A life without plastic products is nothing short of an unimaginable ordeal. Plastics have become an integral part of our life and so is plastic engineering!

With roughly 14 million inhabitants, Istanbul, Turkey is one of the world’s largest cities. Living amongst the city dwellers is a swelling number of stray cats and dogs, with an estima…

Construction industry is a major contributor to pollution, which is a concerning problem all around the world. In recent years, there have been various developments like recycled plastic bricks and RePlast blocks made from ocean waste, that provide some relief to the degrading environment, but we need to do a lot more. #recycle #bricks #gogreen #environment

Precious Plastic is giving instructions on how to build a series of simple machines that will let makers turn plastic trash into new material.

Homeless animals and garbage are just two of the many problems cities grapple with. Last month a Turkish company unveiled an ingenious machine that targets both of those issues, combining recycling and feeding stray dogs. The Pugeon Smart Recycling Box releases kibble in exchange for trash, reminiscent of the machines at grocery stores that give you a nickel for cans and plastic bottles.

Hoping to give plastic recycling a boost, this designer has created a prototype that could allow people to recycle and produce plastic products locally.

It is hoped that the units will reach out to the half a million City workers who commute to and from the Square Mile every day.