Indian entrepreneur launches natural sanitary napkin line
In Tamil Nadu, homemaker turned entrepreneur T Kannama is selling cotton sanitary napkins to replace non-biodegradable and allergenic feminine hygiene products.
"I wanted to produce...
Vending machine coffee gets greener
In Italy, coffee products maker Lavazza has introduced biodegradable and recyclable paper cups for use in coffee vending machines.
Most paper cups for hot beverages...
Swiss coffee capsules switch to bioplastic made from pulp and paper waste
In Switzerland, Delica AG has begun selling coffee capsules made from renewable polypropylene.
Produced by chemical giant SABIC, the PP pods can be used with...
Finnish company launches renewable lubricant
In Finland, aerosols company AT-Tuote has launched an industrial lubricant with 95% renewable content, including renewable isoalkane from Neste.
AT-Tuote plans on launching the lubricant,...
More than a caffeine fix: Coffee waste finds its way into long list of...
In Ireland, phys.org has compiled a list of the many ways coffee waste is being repurposed worldwide into useful products.
In Italy, product designer Julian...
BASF announces two biosurfactant deals
In Germany, chemicals giant BASF has entered into two partnerships in the biobased surfactants space.
A strategic alliance with biomass-based surfactants producer Allied Carbon Solutions...
PETA birthday gift meant to pressure Sophia Loren to swear off fur
In the United Kingdom, Peta U.K. and sustainable fashion brand Stella McCartney have sent Sophia Loren a biobased fur coat for her 86th birthday—with...
Pakistani entrepreneur gaining ground for renewable cutlery
In Karachi, food-packaging entrepreneur Sameed Anis is looking to fill an unmet need in Pakistan for safer, biodegradable cutlery.
"The problem arose when, whenever I...
Renewable leather innovation proliferates as consumer opinion turns
In London, popular design publication Dezeen has done a deep dive on renewable leather alternatives as fashion and design markets look to move away...
Once-mothballed succinic acid plant running at double original output
In Sarnia, Ontario, a biobased succinic acid built that went offline in 2018 is getting new life thanks to a new, more efficient process...