Circular cotton: A Swedish brand is making new shirts from old cotton clothes
The vast majority of unwanted or worn-out clothing ends up in the landfill or at incineration plants. That’s a huge problem, one that Swedish company, Re:newcell, is on a mission to tackle. To do this, Re:newcell has developed a new material called Circulose that is made from recycled cotton Read More...
These photographs capture the beautiful details of Día De Los Muertos
The two day holiday of Día De Los Muertos begins on November 1. Beautiful displays, art exhibits, and parades have come to life across Mexico as the country prepares to celebrate and honor their departed family members. This week we share with you some of the images of celebrations taking place Read More...
These are best places in the world to go stargazing
For many city people, a clear night sky is a mythical beast. We’ve heard the legends inspired by the constellations, and we know sailors used the stars to guide their way home, but urban light pollution means we can’t quite see the heavens ourselves. Enter the International Dark-Sky Read More...
Toronto’s garbage trucks will run on biofuel made from the city’s food scraps
Garbage trucks in Toronto are becoming cleaner - that is, environmentally speaking - as the city has recently launched an initiative to power the vehicles using biogas produced from the very trash they collect. Starting in March 2020, the city’s fleet of garbage trucks will collect all of the Read More...