Great things afoot: Hosiery brand introduces castor oil-based tights
In France, hosiery brand Gambettes Box has added two styles of tights that use fibers made from castor oil. The tights include a stylized pois...
Maine 3D printing center delivers biobased flood barriers
In Maine, a leading 3D printing technology group has delivered flood barriers made from biobased materials to help support “transport resiliency” and protect coastal...
Scottish startup launches “S’WEAT” plant-based water bottle
In Scotland, a startup has developed a reusable bottle from wheat straw it hopes will help reduce single-use plastics waste.
Cleverly named S’WHEAT, the bottle...
Unlikely solemates: Competitors Adidas and Allbirds jointly develop green sneaker
In California, sustainable sneaker pioneer Allbirds has partnered with footwear giant Adidas to create Futurecraft.Footprint, a shoe with a 63% lower carbon footprint than...
EU project evaluates feathers as raw material
In Ireland, consultancy Farrelly and Mitchell has been contracted for a European Union project endeavoring to convert waste feathers from poultry industry into usable...
Fermentation-based silk producer raises €29 million
In Denmark, AMSilk, a company working to commercialize biobased silk polymers, has raised €29 million ($35.2 million) to scale-up production and expand the material into new...
Water bottle brand contracts 350 million pounds of bioplastic
In California, material innovation firm Cove has signed a contract with RWDC Industries for 350 million lbs of polyhydroxyalkanoates, a bioplastic Cove plans to...
Jessica Alba’s The Honest Co. surges in debut
In New York, The Honest Co., Jessica Alba’s natural-focused consumer goods brand, saw shares increase 44% in its initial public offering on Wednesday, May...
Burger King trials renewable packaging in Miami
In Miami, fast food giant Burger King has begun a pilot program to evaluate greener packaging—including cutlery, straws, wrappers and drink lids—at 51 of...
Treating injury and old age gets greener with biobased orthotics
In Finland, an orthotics company is producing biodegradable splints made from wood and biopolymers. Onbone, based in Espoo, has 9 patents and 12 pending...