Design partnership yields cabbage-based lamps
In London, a partnership between designer Vaidehi Thakkar and Nir Meiri Studio has created a line of lampshades made out of red cabbage leaves...
British startup eyes orange peels and mushrooms for building materials
In the United Kingdom, startup Biohm is looking to use renewable feedstocks—including cocoa husks, orange peel, and mushrooms—to create greener, toxin-absorbing building materials.
“The aim...
Bengaluru friends find inspiration from elders for addressing plastic pollution crisis
In Bengaluru, civil engineer Shiva Manjesh and childhood friends Jagadish Raj and Naveen have launched a business providing castor stems as a plastic straw...
ADM acquires plant extracts maker
In Chicago, ADM has acquired Brazilian plant-based extracts company Yerbalatina for an undisclosed sum.
The company uses cool-drying technology to transform fruits, vegetables and other...
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...
Wheat-based “Turtle Straws” hit 2 million in sales
In the United Kingdom, entrepreneur Alex Bruce has sold 2 million of his biodegradable Turtle Straws just a year after launching the wheat-based alternative...
Canadian entrepreneur developing bioluminescent glow sticks
In Canada, a microbiology graduate is set to launch a Kickstarter campaign to commercialize natural glow sticks. Paige Whitehead, a resident of Comox Valley,...
Start your day both caffeinated and relaxed with hemp-infused coffee
In Los Angeles, cannabinoid company MCTC Holdings is launching a hemp-infused coffee based on a patent-bending hemp extract infusion technology.
Dubbed Hemp You Can Feel™...
Bioplastics maker declares bankruptcy
In Italy, bioplastics maker Bio-On SpA has entered bankruptcy proceedings after a Bologna court ruling late last month.
The December 20, 2019 decision also mandated...
Irish teens win award for renewable packing peanuts
In Ireland, three teens have developed an alternative to packing peanuts made from sunflower stem pith. Eoin Cottrell (16), Benjamin Velon (16), and Jamie...