25 Ways to Upcycle Your Old Stuff

Good News Notes: “The best things in life are (nearly) free. See how you can upcycle your old stuff into something beautiful and functional.” View the whole story here: https://www.hgtv.com/lifestyle/clean-and-organize/25-ways-to-upcycle-your-old-stuff-pictures

20 Creative Ways to Reuse and Recycle Plastic Bottles

Good News Notes: “50 million plastic bottles are thrown away each day in the United States. They work themselves into just about every aspect of our daily lives. The examples are plentiful, from water bottles to laundry detergent, to how we squeeze out our honey. You’ll likely spot one of the 50 million if you…

Cargill and Renmatix collaborate to develop upcycled ingredients

 Good News Notes: “Cargill and Renmatix have agreed to jointly explore new approaches for upcycling plant materials into functional food ingredients. They will use a proprietary water-based technology from Renmatix called the Plantrose Process and Cargill’s preferred feedstocks to develop alternatives for emulsifiers and hydrocolloids. The six-month partnership will test this technology for processing unused plant…

Norwegian to upcycle old uniforms in support of Unicef

Good News Notes: “Norwegian has unveiled a new initiative to upcycle its old uniforms into bags which will be sold for charity. The low-cost carrier is set to replace its uniforms next year, and has launched pilot project Still Travelling with Norwegian in partnership with Norway-based social entreprise Sisters in Business, which creates jobs for immigrant…