Adidas’ FutureCraft Loop Sneaker Talks a Big Recycling Game
As much as I like sneakers, one problem with the modern running shoe is that after your kicks get worn out, you can’t…
The Nintendo Switch's Labo VR Kit Is Cheap VR That Doesn't Suck
Considered Nintendo’s biggest failure and the butt of endless jokes, the $180 Virtual Boy delivered an embarrassingly…
Dirty Diapers, Used Needles, and More: The Worst Things Americans Try to Recycle
Recycling is in trouble. There are many reasons for this, chief among them a string of new bans and restrictions on…
Behind the Hype of Apple's Plan to End Mining
There are 118 elements on the periodic table. An iPhone contains about 75 of them.
Recycling Is Broken
In Philadelphia, people like to recycle. Together, all 1.6 million of us generate about 400 tons of recyclable material…
What's the Worst Trash Humans Produce?
The world is trash. Even leaving aside the garbage of regular citizens—the many stadiums’ worth of shit and piss,…
Recycling a GoPro Box Into a Working Aquarium Is the Best Reason to Upgrade
Many factors have contributed to GoPro’s financial woes in recent years, but it doesn’t help that the company’s…
Apple's New Macs Use '100 Percent Recycled Aluminum,' But What Does That Mean?
Apple’s second press blitz of the fall delivered details on a bunch of new devices. But the company also made some…
This Tiny Speaker Promises Better Sound When You Attach an Empty Soda Bottle
The solution to few of life’s problems can be found at the bottom of a bottle, except, maybe, the poor sound quality…
How to Get Everything Possible Out of Your Old Gadgets in 2018
There comes a time in every gadget’s life when it needs to accept the reality of growing old—software lag has gone…
China's Plastic Waste Ban Will Create a Huge Issue For the World
For years, China has been the world’s plastic waste dump. Single use water bottles, yogurt cups, hummus containers, and…
The EU Is Planning a Ban on Single-Use Plastic Products
The European Commission is proposing a ban on around 10 single-use plastic items that it says account for approximately…
Stop Throwing Cellphone Batteries in the Trash, You're Firebombing Garbage Trucks
It can be difficult to figure out what to do with your old electronics when you’re ready to move on from them, but here…
Mutated Plastic-Munching Enzyme Accidentally Created During Lab Experiment
A couple of years ago, scientists discovered an enzyme in a waste recycling center in Japan that digests plastic.…
Watch a Blacksmith Turn Old Batteries Into a Beautifully-Detailed Knife
If you don’t have access to a proper recycling facility, a talented blacksmith who goes by shurap on YouTube has found…
How to Get Rid of Your Old Electronics Without Ruining the Planet
Your childhood NES that hasn’t booted up in a decade. Your stash of old flip phones that you’ve kept in a shoebox in…
This Printer Doodles Stick Figure Robots to Explore Areas We Can't
Building a robot that can replicate everything a human can do is both impossibly complicated and expensive. So,…
Brilliant Staircase Design Stores Extra Energy to Make It Easier to Climb Later
Do you deliberately avoid visiting friends who live in multi-story buildings without an elevator? No one would fault…
How to Build Giant Structures Using Soda Bottles and a 3D Printer
Reduce, re-use, and recycle are words to live by as we try to minimize humanity’s demand for our planet’s natural…
Old Phones Will Become Gold Medals for 2020 Games in Tokyo
When the Olympic Games hit Tokyo in 2020, the Olympic organizing committee hopes the medals awarded to athletes will be…