Bioplastics maker Danimer begins trading on NYSE
In Georgia, bioplastics maker Danimer Scientific has officially gone public through its previously announced merger with Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Live Oak Acquisition...
Popular cosmetics applicator gets a green makeover
In Pennsylvania, a blockbuster beauty product for applying flawless foundation is set to launch a plant-based version. Beautyblender, a now-ubiquitous egg-shaped sponge introduced by...
Celebrate National Drinking Straw Day with a free bioplastic alternative
In Georgia, single-use dinnerware maker WinCup says it will give away biodegradable drinking straws on January 3, otherwise known as National Drinking Straw Day.
Dubbed...
Fly on the wall: Insects may be building material on Mars
In Singapore, a team of researchers are evaluating how chitin—a material found in the exoskeletons of crustaceans and bugs—can help solve the material sourcing...
Scottish project looks to squeeze value from every wee dram
In Scotland, researchers are evaluating how to promote circularity in the region’s most famous export—whiskey.
The Whisky Project, led by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre,...
Sewage sludge could be promising bioplastic feedstock
In Texas, researchers at A&M University have deployed the bacterium Zobellella denitrificans ZD1 to convert sewage sludge into the biodegradable plastic polyhydroxybutyrate.
PHA is known...
Celeb-backed baby care brand picks Texas to make plant-based diapers
In Texas, Hollywood heavy hitters Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have picked Waco as the site of a new production and distribution facility for...
PANGAIA invests in renewable fibers startup
In London, sustainable apparel firm PANGAIA has invested in Kintra Fibers, a material science company making 100% biobased and compostable yarns. PANGAIA will help...
Silk eyed as petrochemical replacement in soap
In New York, researchers at Manhattan College and green chemistry startup Evolved by Nature have demonstrated that pure silk can act as a co-surfactant,...
FIT Professor and fashion designers team up to produce lab-grown shoe
In New York, two designers and a Fashion Institute of Technology professor have essentially grown a sneaker in a lab.
The shoes are made from...