Lithuanian Researchers Develop Packaging that Biodegrades and Keeps Food Fresher
In Lithuania, Kaunas University of Technology researchers believe they have developed a biodegradable food packaging that will keep food fresher for longer—reducing food waste...
Pineapple pact shows fruits of collaboration on Earth Day
In California, Dole Packaged Foods has partnered with circular design firm Rais Case and Ananas Anam, creator of pineapple-based textile Piñatex®, to tackle pineapple...
Entrepreneur wants to see biobased takeaway packaging become the norm
In South Africa, Catherine Morris has founded the country’s first compostable food packaging company.
Green Home produces packaging for takeaway food, replacing single-use plastic waste....
Furniture you feed: Algae bench concept purifies air
In the Netherlands, biodesigner Bob Hendrikx has created a bench from algae that helps purify the air, but needs to be regularly fed with...
Students gain accolade for biobased post-mastectomy bra
In the Philippines, a pair of engineering students have won a James Dyson award for a post-mastectomy bra that biodegrades when composted.
The bra is...
Way in on whey: EU sponsors project to valorize dairy byproduct
In Ireland, dairy ingredient supplier Glanbia has been appointed head of a European Commission project aimed at finding new uses for whey, a major...
Mexican Engineering Students Develop Oat-Based Plastic
In Mexico, two engineering students have developed a biodegradable polymer out of oat starch.
Esbeydhy Oyuky Yescas and Marlen Hernández, both students at the Technological...
Sustainability veteran joins board of pea-based plastic startup
In the United Kingdom, a University of Cambridge spinout making single-use plastic out of pea proteins has appointed a Unilever sustainability veteran as chairman.
Jeff...
Milliken invests in chitosan startup Tidal Vision
In South Carolina, Milliken & Company has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Tidal Vision, a biomolecular technologies firm converting chitosan—a biodegradable compound...
Micronesian banana leather maker introduces second product
In Micronesia, Green Banana Paper, a maker of banana fiber-based leather substitute, will be introducing its second product—a slimmer version of its original wallet....