Plastic is so crucial - in health care, education, and tech for example - so we still need to make things with it. How can we do so with fewer fossil fuels? Covestro is making a new kind of recycled plastic with cooking oils and fats, and it has endless applications.
Orange peel is a common waste product in the global food industry. Designer Alkesh Palmer has made a lampshade made of sewn-together pieces of orange peel. Sweet!
Blast Studio is dedicated to circularity. They recycle coffee cups to make a strong wood-like material that can be cut, drilled, sanded and varnished. It's already being used to make wall panelling, lampshades and furniture. Love that.
This Earth Day, why not commit to fixing one thing around the house with some of your FixIts? And if you fancy it, share it with us!
FixIts can be used again, and again, and again. And again! Watch this short video - see how we magically turn a Valentine's heart into a Mother's Day flower into an Easter egg! Versatile stuff (plus saves on waste, cuts costs, earns you Brownie points...).
The toys are out. The fun is happening. When suddenly... BREAKAGE!
Ah, the joy of fixing a broken toy. Especially when you get the little ones involved (let's get the fixing habit started young?).
We've got some real-life FixIts-to-the-rescue toy inspo below. Don't worry. No Barbies were harmed in the making of this.
