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Disposable clear plastic cup with lid and straw on a table, illustrating single-use plastic packaging commonly associated with polypropylene waste streams and recycling challenges.

June 22, 2026

Just 1 Percent of This Plastic Ever Got Recycled — Until a 90-Job Indonesian Plant Changed That

European First · September 2025 The Plastic Nobody Could Recycle for 50 Years Just Passed Europe’s Toughest Food Safety Test 500MPP cups/year the initiative aims to keep out of the ocean 1%Post-consumer

Business·Carbon·Sustainability

SBTi Trend Tracker 2025: 40% Surge in Climate Targets, 239 Companies Cut, and Asia Leads the Charge

SBTi Trend Tracker 2025: Corporate Climate Targets Hit 10,000 Milestone Climate Finance Corporate Climate Targets Hit 10,000 — Asia Is Now Driving the Surge The SBTi Trend Tracker 2025 confirms a 40% jump in validated science-based targets. Here’s what the

April 10, 2026

Fish gill filter catches 99.6% of microplastics washing machines send into sewage systems

Plastic·Sustainability

Fish-Inspired Microplastic Filter 🔬 BIOMIMICRY SOLUTION Fish Gills Solve the Microplastic Washing Machine Problem Wastewater from washing machines is a major source of microplastics—tiny

57 wind blades turn car park façade in Europe’s first turbine-built facility

Architecture·Design·Sustainability

Wind Blades to Building: Interactive Circular Economy Explorer | KarmActive Circular Architecture Innovation From Wind Farm to Car Park: Europe’s First Blade-Built Facility Interactive

Workers installing solar panels on a commercial rooftop with mountains visible in the background.

Climate·Energy·Sustainability·USA

California Needs 170 GW New Power and 54 GW Storage by 2045 to Reach Net-Zero, Stanford Study Shows

California can reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, but it faces major hurdles in scaling technologies and cutting through regulatory red tape, according to a new Stanford University study. The research

Govind Tekale

September 29, 2025

A computer-generated image showing a magnetic transistor device with red and blue light patterns representing magnetic states controlling electrical flow.

Energy·Materials·News·Science·Technology

MIT Engineers’ Magnetic Transistor With Built-in Memory Could Simplify Future Electronics

MIT engineers have developed a new type of transistor that uses magnetism instead of silicon, potentially paving the way for smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient electronic devices. Transistors are the basic building

Karmactive Team

September 29, 2025

3D visualization of a kagome lattice structure with orange and white spheres arranged in a repeating pattern of triangles, representing materials with potential quantum computing properties.

Artificial Intelligence·Materials·Science·Technology

MIT’s SCIGEN Tool Forces AI to Design Quantum Materials: 10M Generated, 2 Successfully Synthesized

MIT researchers have created a new tool that helps artificial intelligence design materials with exotic quantum properties. The tool, called SCIGEN, guides AI models to follow specific design rules when creating new

Karmactive Team

September 29, 2025

Wooden composting toilet structure with wheelchair-accessible ramp nestled among trees in UBC Botanical Garden, featuring a green roof with plants growing on top.

Nature·Sustainability·Technology

UBC’s Mushroom-Powered Toilet Turns Waste into 600 Liters of Compost Annually with Just 4 Maintenance Visits

A new toilet that uses mushrooms to break down human waste has opened at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The “MycoToilet,” launched on September 26, 2025, at the UBC Botanical Garden,

Rahul Somvanshi

September 26, 2025

Drone view of Omaze’s £4 million eco-friendly prize house in Surrey Hills with modern architecture surrounded by woodland.

Architecture·Design·Sustainability·UK

£4.5M Surrey Hills Eco-Home With Tesla Powerwall and £250K Cash Prize Announced

Omaze has unveiled its latest prize house in Surrey Hills, partnering with Breast Cancer Now charity. Located in Farley Green within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this fully furnished

Sunita Somvanshi

September 25, 2025

Two cyclists on adaptive bikes riding outdoors, representing community-focused health and sustainability initiatives supported by the Bupa Foundation.

Business·Conservation·Health·Nature·News·Sustainability

Bupa Foundation Grants $110,000 to 11 NZ Mental Health and Sustainability Projects in 2025

Bupa Foundation distributed grants of around $10,000 each to eleven New Zealand community groups focused on mental health and sustainability projects this month. The funding supports grassroots initiatives ranging from youth mentoring

Sunita Somvanshi

September 24, 2025

Close-up of a red Coca-Cola bottle cap on top of a plastic bottle against a dark background.

Environment·News·Plastic·Pollution·Sustainability

Coca-Cola Abandons Reusable Packaging: 602,000 Metric Tons of Plastic Could Enter Waterways as Waste Set to Increase 20%

Coca-Cola, named the world’s top plastic polluter for six consecutive years, is under fire for abandoning its reusable packaging targets while its plastic waste continues to grow. Environmental groups are sounding alarms

Karmactive Staff

September 23, 2025

Rashmi Prakash, UBC biomedical engineering alumna, standing outdoors holding a compostable menstrual pad product while wearing a navy blazer over a floral dress.

Business·Health·Nature·Sustainability

AI Delegation Increases Dishonesty by 84% as Users Exploit ‘Moral Distance,’ Max Planck Study Finds

A Halifax-based startup is turning heads in the menstrual product industry by creating fully compostable pads that break down in just two months. Aruna Revolution, founded by UBC biomedical engineering alumna Rashmi

Govind Tekale

September 19, 2025

FIFA World Cup trophy on stage with fire effects during the opening ceremony in Doha, Qatar, 2022, in front of a packed stadium crowd.

Climate·Sport·Sustainability

Climate Crisis Threatens 2026 World Cup: 10 Stadiums Already Breach Safe Heat Limits

The 2026 FIFA World Cup faces a serious problem: heat. The “Pitches in Peril” report finds that 14 of 16 host stadiums in the US, Canada, and Mexico exceed safe-play thresholds for

Tejal Somvanshi

September 18, 2025

Eco-friendly cremation vessel in a bright minimalistic facility with indoor plants, representing sustainable funeral practices.

Environment·News·Sustainability·USA

New Jersey Legalizes Human Composting: Process Saves $3,300 and Creates Soil That ‘Nourishes New Life'”

Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill 4085/Senate Bill 3007 into law on September 11, 2025, legalizing human composting in New Jersey. The law goes into effect in 10 months, giving state regulators

Govind Tekale

September 16, 2025

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