Phones from ocean plastic? Samsung aims for 2025

Good News Notes: “What if your future Galaxy phone was made of reclaimed ocean plastic? That’s one possible future Samsung has in mind. The consumer electronics titan became the most recent Big Tech company to embrace a stronger pro-planet pledge, announcing on Wednesday at its Samsung Unpacked launch event that it will eliminate all single-use plastic from…

Plastic Paradise looks to make difference with plastic consumption

Good News Notes: “After four years of contemplating, Abe Kowitz finally started his company Plastic Paradise, LLC in hopes of making a difference with Kaua‘i’s plastic consumption issues and provide jobs for the community in the future. “There is an organization called ‘Precious Plastic,’ an open-source, grassroots recycling organization,” Kowitz said. “I learned about them…

‘Save The Divers’: The Sustainable Trend Innovative Watch Brands Are Following

Good News Notes: “The watch industry is frequently criticised for being quite unsustainable. The reality is that the materials that go into watchmaking – precious metals, jewels, batteries – are often produced via extractive and environmentally damaging methods. Of course, watchmaking is nowhere near as wasteful as some other industries, and watch brands have made…