Natalie Portman rocks fennel-based kicks on SNL

In New York, vegan shoemaker Sydney Brown will launch a pair of biodegradable high heels later this summer, just months after A-lister Natalie Portman...

LEGO moves beyond bioplastic bricks to sustainable packaging

In Denmark, LEGO is going beyond bioplastic bricks in a move to become more environmentally friendly and is revamping its packaging as well. LEGO...

BioBean turns spent coffee grounds to biofuel

In the United Kingdom, BioBean is working with waste management companies to collect used coffee grounds from over 1,500 small coffee shops and others...

SweeGen and Ingredion bring non-GMO sweetener to Colombia

In California, SweeGen, a nature-based sweetener company, and Illinois-based Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced that the...

Braskem develops biobased polyethylene packaging for Scotts Canada

In Pennsylvania, Braskem and Scotts Canada announced the launch of the new Scotts Turf Builder with Root-TrientsT product packaging that utilizes Braskem’s I'm greenT...

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...

Sticks and stones: UK testing renewable alternative to casts

In the United Kingdom, a trial is using wood-based casts as an ecofriendly and efficient replacement for the standard fiberglass cast in setting broken...

Kraig Biocraft develops spider silk proteins breakthrough

In Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., and its R&D team have achieved a major breakthrough in the construction of DNA encoding for spider silk...

Arctic Biomaterials wins 2018 Innovation Award

In Germany, the Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2018” goes to Arctic Biomaterials from Finland for degradable glass fibre reinforced PLA. The...

Nine products nominated for “Hemp Product of the Year”

In Germany, for the first time ever, an innovation award will be presented for the “Hemp Product of the Year”. Nine products were nominated...

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Mercedes-Benz taps Modern Meadow for 80% plant-based leather

In Germany, luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has partnered with New Jersey biodesign firm Moden Meadow to develop a next-generation leather alternative for its CONCEPT...

Bioluminescent dress from van Herpen portends era of living couture

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In London, sustainable fashion pioneer Stella McCartney has unveiled a new version of its S-Wave sneakers, featuring soles made entirely from BioCir Flex, a...