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.

I saw a video last year on YouTube where a Russian maker built a rather elaborate rig to turn PET plastic bottles into a flat, very narrow noodle-like “string” that proved to be surprisingly strong.

Pavel & Ian based in Versailles, France created a very unique plastic bottle cutter which can be used to recycle your old plastic drinks bottles turning them into convenient universal handy twine. The ...