Coca-Cola, Absolut among consortium developing paper packaging
In Denmark, an unlikely consortium of consumer goods companies and brewers are working to toward paper packaging. Dubbed Paboco (PAper BOttle COmpany), the group...
Clariant and India Glycols form biobased ethylene oxide joint venture
In India, Clariant and India Glycols have established a joint venture to produce biobased ethylene oxide derivatives for the Indian home and personal care...
Biodegradable “ghost” sneaker launches in New Zealand
In New Zealand, pandemic boredom has led to the creation of the country’s first biodegradable shoe.
Orba’s Ghost sneaker, which is 94% plant-based, was conceived...
Sweden’s PaperShell converts wastepaper into durable wood substitute
In Sweden, PaperShell has developed technology to convert plant-based materials such as paper into a durable artificial wood for furniture and building materials.
PaperShell’s...
Textiles from Manure, Grape Skins Finalists for H&M Award
In Stockholm, the charitable arm of fast-fashion giant H&M has announced five finalists of its annual Global Change Award, which aims to accelerate the...
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...
Danone aims to make packaging circularity the ‘new norm’
In France, multinational food products maker Danone has announced ambitious packaging goals for 2025, including a push to use more renewable materials.
Following in the...
Swiss team wants to fight climate change with biobased drones
In Switzerland, researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology have developed a mostly biodegradable drone that could be used to...
Scottish startup looks to convert fish waste into cleaning ingredients
In Scotland, a startup with six-figure funding support from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre is developing a surfactant from fish farming byproducts.
Fish oils account...
Bugaboo offers bioplastic highchair
In New York, parenting solutions company Bugaboo has introduced a highchair made of biobased plastic and Forest Stewardship Council certified beachwood.
The chair, dubbed...