Snack guilt-free with biobased chip packaging
In Germany, snack maker myCHIPSBOX is using compostable, biobased films made of wood pulp in its chip bags. The packaging was designed by Futarama...
IIT grads develop banana fiber sanitary napkins
In India, two graduates of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi have founded a company to produce sanitary napkins from banana fibers.
Dubbed Sanfe, Archit Agarwal...
Swedish researchers made 3D printer ink from wood
In Sweden, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have created a 3D printer ink made from wood.
Professor Paul Gatenholm led the work at Chalmers’...
“Natural” ingredients class-action continues to haunt LaCroix
In Chicago, the maker of ubiquitous flavored water LaCroix has lost its legal bid to have sanctions placed on the plaintiffs of a class-action...
Sticky situation: UK supermarket looks to combat gum waste with biodegradable alternative
In the United Kingdom, the Iceland chain of supermarkets has become the first in the country to stock Simply Gum, a New York-based producer...
Amyris expands contract manufacturing agreement
In California, Amyris has expanded an existing contract manufacturing pact with Spain’s ADL Bionatur Solutions.
Amyris develops and produces renewable ingredients for the Health &...
Jittery bugs convert coffee waste to bioplastics
In Singapore, a Nanyang Polytechnic researcher has developed a way to turn coffee waste into the biodegradable plastic polyhydroxyalkanoate at lower costs.
Dr. Henry Leung...
RISD grad designs algae raincoat
In New York, designer Charlotte McCurdy has debuted a raincoat made from algae. The Rhode Island School of Design graduate tells dezeen the coat...
US environmental group looks to solve India’s plastics problem
In the United States, environmental organization Eco-Sikh has developed compostable bags made out of potato- and corn-based starch in an effort to curb rising...
Woodlands Dairy launches biobased, extended shelf life milk
In South Africa, Woodlands Dairy has introduced a package with a bio-based closure for extended shelf life (ESL) milk, with a a bio-based closure....