As part of Galeries Lafayette's "GO FOR GOOD, for a more responsible fashion" initiative, the off-studio agency presents a manifesto installation made of shredded plastic: the design thus invests the territory of the revalorization of our waste by presenting a manifesto work of art, "The 7th continent". The designers
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Did you know that more than 150 million tonnes of plastic waste floats on the oceans (1) and that the mass of this waste could double by 2050? The use of plastics increased 20-fold in the second half of the 20th century and is expected to double again over the next 20 years.
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Researchers from the "7th Continent Expedition" team have just demonstrated for the first time in the world that microplastics break down to become nano particles. No ocean is untouched by the massive presence of plastics that carry endocrine disruptors, heavy metals, pollutants and are so many traps for
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