Haneul Kim fashions plastic stool from 1,500 discarded surgical masks
South Korean designer Haneul Kim has collected thousands of used disposable face masks from his university campus and recycled them to create a stackable stool. More
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Humanrace by Pharrell Williams is gender-neutral skincare in reusable packaging
American music producer Pharrell Williams has founded Humanrace, a universal skincare range that comes in reusable packaging made from recycled plastic from landfills. More
Recycled 3D-printing waste oozes from monolithic furniture collection by Donghoon Sohn
South Korean designer Donghoon Sohn has pressed plastic slabs together like slices of bread for his latest furniture series, allowing primary coloured, recycled binder to bleed from the cracks as if it was melted cheese. More
Yves Béhar designs first product from The Ocean Cleanup plastic
The Ocean Cleanup has teamed up with Yves Béhar to create a pair of sunglasses from plastic that the non-profit has collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. More
Rely chair by Hee Welling for &tradition
Dezeen Showroom: Hee Welling has designed the Rely chair, which has a shell made from 100-per-cent-recycled plastic, for Danish brand &tradition. More
Vitra remakes Barber Osgerby's Tip Ton chair from recycled plastic
Dezeen showroom: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has launched the Tip Ton RE, its first chair made from plastic recovered from household recycling collections. More
Recycled plastic bottle backpack winner of Dezeen Awards public vote
British start-up Groundtruth has used 120 plastic bottles to create the RIKR backpack, which won the public vote in the wearable design category of this year's Dezeen Awards. More
Julien de Smedt designs range of recycled-plastic houses
Architect Julien de Smedt is working with Norwegian startup Othalo to create a range of modular houses that will be constructed largely from recycled plastic. More
Urbanella is a rainproof cape that packs away into a handy bag
This raincoat by design practice Studio Mesh comprises a zip-up, hooded cape made from recycled materials to offer a more sustainable alternative to umbrellas. More
Bell Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis
Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture brand Magis has launched the Bell Chair, an affordable, stackable monobloc seat made of recycled polypropylene by Konstantin Grcic. More
Bell Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis costs just €77 and is manufactured in less than a minute
Italian brand Magis has launched Bell Chair, a lightweight, low-cost stackable monobloc chair made of recycled polypropylene. In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, designer Konstantin Grcic explains how he created a product that is "just over half of the weight of a normal chair". More
Evian releases label-free bottle made from recycled plastic as it embraces the circular economy
Mineral water brand Evian has unveiled its first bottle made of recycled plastic as part of its plan to become a circular brand by 2025. More
Petit Pli makes expandable and reusable face mask from recycled plastic bottles
Beta(MSK) by Petit Pli is a washable fabric face mask for the coronavirus pandemic made from recycled plastic bottles with pleats that adjust around the wearer's nose and chin. More
A coronavirus cutlery set by Pharrell Williams features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a coronavirus-inspired bring-your-own cutlery set designed in collaboration with Pharrell Williams. More
Pharrell Williams partners with Pentatonic to create coronavirus cutlery set
The Pebble is a bring-your-own cutlery set for the coronavirus pandemic made from recycled CDs by design studio Pentatonic in collaboration with singer Pharrell Williams' creative brand I Am Other. More
Arper reveals recyclable chairs and a post-pandemic catalogue in video for VDF
Armin Broger, CEO of Arper, discusses the Italian furniture brand's two new chair designs and online catalogue in this captioned video produced for the brand as part of VDF. More
Confetti furniture collection by Gibson Karlo for DesignByThem
Dezeen Showroom: Sydney studio DesignByThem is celebrating the natural texture of recycled plastic via a speckled, multi-coloured furniture collection called Confetti. More
Norm's 1L11 trainer produces 80 per cent less carbon than typical shoes
Recycled plastic and rubber make up this unisex trainer by Belgian brand Norm, which has set out to change the "nonsense" manufacturing process of a standard pair of shoes. More
Ecopixel exhibits circular products made from "what others throw away"
Manufacturing company Ecopixel is showcasing its contribution towards a circular economy as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More
Recycled plastic turned into face shields and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus
Recycling initiative Precious Plastic's open-source machines are being used to recycle plastic and turn it into face shields, respirator masks and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus. More