European Commission adopts new plastic strategy since China no longer option
In Belgium, the European Commission is adapting to the news that China will no longer accept plastics from abroad, by developing the first-ever Europe-wide...
Rebuilding Cleveland with mushrooms
In Ohio, Redhouse Studio’s founder and principal architect, Christopher Maurer, is trying to rebuild Cleveland one house at a time by taking the over...
Biomaterial beauty mask making electric waves around the world
In South Korea, BioSensor Laboratories are expanding the beauty boom’s use of sheet masks for skin care with its new Franz sheet mask using...
Igloo’s ‘Recool’ 100% biodegradable cooler wins award
In Colorado, Gear Junkie awarded Igloo’s latest product, “Recool” as its 2019 “Best in Show” for its innovative and environmentally friendly design. “Recool” is...
Food Waste Vs. Food Packaging Issue Addressed By NSF International
In Michigan, Carol Zweep, manager of packaging, food & label compliance for NSF International, a company that tests, audits, certifies, trains and consults for...
Dupont Wins European Bio-based Materials Company of the Year for Biomaterial Innovations
In the United Kingdom, DuPont Industrial Biosciences won the 2017 European Bio-based Materials Company of the Year for its work on bio-based materials innovations...
Fungi munch on plastic and help clean up the environment
In the United Kingdom, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London published their State of the World’s Fungi 2018 report that references studies showing...
Seaweed-based to-go cups could be the answer to disposable cup problems
In the United Kingdom, Skipping Rocks Lab launched a project, called UCUP, to use brown seaweed as feedstock for a sustainable paper to-go cup....
The end of animal testing? CELLINK 3D bioprinting could be the answer
In Massachusetts, CELLINK is expanding its 3D bioprinting technology with its newly opened U.S. headquarters in Cambridge near MIT. The company makes and sells...
Coachella goes straw-free
In California, popular music festival Coachella has phased out plastic straws for a biodegradable, paper alternative.
Goldenvoice, the organizer of the heavily Instagramed and Beyonce-headlined...