This year we turned to the very technology that we have discussed a great deal in 2022 – generative artificial intelligence. What if we ask OpenAI’s GPT-3 to write futurist predictions relating to the Future of Humanity in 2023? Find…
McDonald’s admitted earlier this month that its new “eco-friendly” paper straws were currently only fit for general waste, but it was “working to find a sustainable solution”.What are some other surprising items that you might think are commonly recycled, but…
Between 1970 and 2014, populations of vertebrate animals declined by an average of 60 percent. Freshwater animals have it even worse, with drops of about 83 percent. Plastic waste is up. So is deforestation. We need to act now Read…
Last year, they 3D printed a prototype, with the goal of demonstrating how the industry couldrethink design and help stop ocean plastic pollution, Now they are making actual pairs of shoes available for you to buy.Around 7,000 pairs will be…
An estimated 15 million tons of food is wasted annually in the European Union, and 15 percent of that is caused by “the wrong interpretation of best before dates, learn more in treehugger Too much food is thrown away just…
If current trends continue, we’ll be dealing with three times as much waste by the end of this century as we are now, warns the World Bank. One solution is to treat waste as a resource—a solution that could also…
