Renewable solutions sparked designers’ imaginations in 2019
In London, architecture and design publication dezeen has compiled the most innovative materials of 2019, and renewable products are heavily featured. Seaweed, spider silk,...
Scottish entrepreneur finds plant-based inspiration in Africa
In Scotland, entrepreneur John Ferguson is gaining traction for his thermal insulation made from sisal, a plant found in east Africa.
Ferguson says his company,...
Maine bets on forest products
In Maine, advocates for the state’s forest products industry are aiming for 30% growth in five years, to reach $8 billion in sales by...
HempWave to take controlling stake in Celexus
In Arizona, HempWave has revealed it plans on buying a controlling stake in Celexus, an acquisition, management and holding company for early-stage, high-growth businesses...
3D-printed “concept” fruit designed for produce-less world
In Jerusalem, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate Meydan Levy is preparing for a world in which low bee populations mean fruit has...
Super Bowl goes super green with fiber food packaging
In Miami, biodegradable food packaging company Footprint is among the vendors chosen for the city’s upcoming Super Bowl festivities.
Miami Super Bowl Host Committee (MSBHC)...
Biobased Barbies on the horizon?
In California, Mattel, maker of childhood mainstay brands like Barbie, Fischer-Price, and Hot Wheels, has promised to use only recycled, recyclable, or renewable plastics...
$1.3-billion plant to expand Lenzing’s renewable fibers business
In Brazil, wood-based fibers producer Lenzing and wood panel maker Duratex have decided to proceed with the world’s largest dissolving pulp plant to meet...
3D-printed clay building prototype looks to sustainable address population growth
In Italy, an architecture firm and 3D printing tech company are building a prototype dwelling from clay and rice cultivation waste to illustrate the...
Philippines consortium working to commercialize paper from waste pineapple leaves
In the Philippines, researchers have developed paper from waste pineapple leaves that can be used to produce coffee cups, paper bags, boxes and packaging.
Dubbed...