Today’s nomination for “That’s so clever, why didn’t I think of that?” is the simply named Plastic Bottle Cutter, a tool that turns discarded plastic bottles into usable rope. This “invention” is ...

City recycling programs have helped to reduce the amount of plastic waste making its way into landfills and the world's oceans, but a two-man team from France is providing a more direct approach.

You may think you’re doing the world some good by recycling plastic bottles – but a French pair of environmentalists has gone one better. Pavel and Ian, a pair of inventors from Versailles, have ...