Ever wonder what happened to cassette tapes when they went out of fashion? Like most plastic products, they’ve ended up in landfills. The tapes are hazardous waste that take centuries to biodegrade, while the metal they’re coated in seeps into the ground. Luckily, cassettes haven’t gone out of style for designer JJ Chuan. The founder of the upcycling initiative Rehyphen, based in Singapore, is using the tapes to make retro art and accessories that are both sustainable and attractive. Visit rehyphen.org/ to support Chuan’s efforts. Footage by Rehyphen was used in the creation of this film.
Up Next in Season 2
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Sam Bencheghib
How far would you go to save the Earth? For Sam Bencheghib, it’s running 4 800 kilometres across the city of New York to Los Angeles to raise awareness about marine pollution. This is just one of the many feats he has orchestrated. Sam grew up on the island of Bali where, despite the images of pr...
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Ignacio Ramirez
While individuals can make every effort to reduce their food waste, we can’t ignore the tonnes of excess food discarded by restaurants. To help chefs run more sustainable kitchens, Ignacio Ramirez and the team at Winnow have developed an innovative AI system which, when attached to food waste bin...
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Justine Alexander
Snow leopards have always been an elusive species. Now, they’re retreating further up the mountains of the Tibetan plateau to escape rising temperatures. Ecologist Justine Alexander works with local communities to study and document the animals. “Through our research, we were able to help this sp...
