Bolt Threads Launches Biobased Knife with Best Made and Chris Reeve Knives
In California, Bolt Threads launched their latest product using their the ground breaking Microsilk fiber, a sustainable bio-engineered spider silk. They partnered with Best...
Dress with CO2 – Elastic textile fibers made from carbon dioxide
In Germany, Covestro and its partners, foremost the Institute of Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen University and various textile manufacturers, are developing the production...
K-Cup Waste Got You Down? McDonald’s Canada Launches 100% Compostable K-Cups
In Canada, McDonald’s McCafé coffee producer in Manitoba is now offering 100% compostable McCafé Keurig-compatible pods made from coffee bean skin and other compostable...
Biodegradable clothing won’t leave you naked
In Delaware, DuPont unveiled its newest fiber innovation called Apexa, a biodegradable polyester fiber. The material decomposes through industrial composting and breaks down into...
Philippines eyes food packaging based on rice straw
In the Philippines, researchers are working to turn waste rice straws into packaging materials for rice and other foods.
After the rice harvest, the large...
Grocery bag dissolves within 5 minutes in water – solution to ocean plastic problem?
In Colombia, a mall with over 20 stores is now offering Solubag’s biodegradable water-soluble shopping bag which is made from limestone allowing it to...
Hemp is Hopping in South Carolina – Industrial Hemp Farming Now Allowed
In South Carolina, hemp is gaining traction as an agricultural crop now that state legislature and Governor Henry McMaster have passed a bill allowing...
More natural breasts – Biomaterial breast implants could replace silicone ones
In Ireland, Dr Niamh O’Halloran of NUI Galway is using biomaterials to offer natural implants to women who have undergone a mastectomy. The usual...
“Feel the Peel” juicer turns orange peels into bioplastic cups
In Italy, design firm Carlo Ratti Associati and energy major Eni are touring a juice machine that turns orange peels into bioplastic cups. Dubbed...
Synthetic fibers an overlooked source of microplastic pollution
In New Zealand, a merino wool company is looking to mitigate one of the overlooked sources of microplastics in the world’s oceans: synthetic textiles.
As...