A new trash-to-energy plant planned for Arizona

On Monday Abengoa said it plans to build a $110 million factory in Glendale that will turn city garbage into electricity. Chicago-based power company Vieste Energy will own the planned factory, and Abengoa will build it and run it for 30 years. Construction will take...

Geometric chic: Re Rag Rugs made from recycled textiles

  Handwoven from fabric scraps, rag rugs were once commonplace in thrifty North American households until the mid-twentieth century, ostensibly as a way to upcycle old clothing and sackcloth into something that could serviceably decorate a bare floor. In an...

The disappearing package

New York-based designer Aaron  Mickelson has developed a packaging design concept he calls “The Disappearing Package,” complete with a series of working  prototypes that illustrate how packaging waste might be eliminated by letting  the product itself be the...