Malaysian medical glove maker develops greener option as pandemic rages
In Malaysia, a producer of medical gloves is hoping to address the environmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by introducing a natural rubber medical...
Graphene bioplastic boasts better biodegradability
In the United Kingdom, biotech firm Toraphene has developed a biodegradable plastic packaging incorporating graphene that it says will boost food safety and shelf-life....
Pricey Italian kicks feature materials made from goat skin, old carpets
In Italy, luxe apparel brand Premiata has entered the sustainable shoe fray with a sneaker that “explores mythology and our relationship with nature.”
Dubbed John...
Turmeric root eyed as natural bioplastics dye
In Europe, a multi-country collaboration is looking to replace synthetic dyes in bioplastics with non-toxic alternatives made from turmeric. The Interreg Northwest Europe project...
Braskem, Haldor Topsoe produce biobased MEG
In Denmark, Braskem and Haldor Topsoe have begun producing monoethylene glycol—a precursor to widely used bottle plastic polyethylene terephthalate—from sugar at demonstration-scale.
Using the jointly...
Seeing the field: NFL star Tom Brady links with biodegradable eyewear company
In New York, “premium, timeless, and elegant eyewear” brand Christpher Cloos has tapped equally timeless NFL star Tom Brady to promote its line of...
From plate to plant: Colombian company sells pineapple-growing tableware
In Colombia, a disposable tableware company is creating life out of waste by selling plantable plates with embedded seeds.
More specifically, Lifepack is producing plates...
Carlo Ratti Associati rewrites pen design with compostable materials, edible ink
In Italy, design firm Carlo Ratti Associati has created an ecofriendly pen complete with compostable materials and edible ink.
The pen, developed for tech company...
Cucumber peels found to be good feedstock for food packaging polymers
In India, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have converted cucumber peels into cellulose nanocrystals with the potential to be used...
Berkeley Bandit: Sportscar that never was returns with a biobased twist
In the United Kingdom, a short-lived sportscar whose cost of design was the death knell for its maker more than 60 years ago is...