PETA calls on Queen to ditch fur for good
In the United Kingdom, PETA has requested the queen swap out the fur in her ceremonial robes for faux fur. The call to royal...
Sri Lanka’s Eco Maximus converts elephant poop to fancy paper
In Sri Lanka, Eco Maximus is converting elephant poop into paper for upscale stationary. Thusita Ranasinghe founded the company two decades ago and has...
RISD grad designs algae raincoat
In New York, designer Charlotte McCurdy has debuted a raincoat made from algae. The Rhode Island School of Design graduate tells dezeen the coat...
Givaudan buys New Jersey essential oil maker
In New Jersey, Swiss flavor and fragrance giant Givaudan has agreed to acquire Ungerer & Company, a producer of fragrance specialty ingredients, including natural...
Perstorp breaks ground on pentaerythritol plant in India
In Gujarat, India, Perstorp has broken ground on a production plant for pentaerythritol, including renewable grades of the building block chemical.
Dubbed Voxtar, the renewable...
Surf and scuba sustainably with biobased wetsuit
In New Jersey, Hyperflex is selling wetsuits made from a renewable insulating foam dubbed Greenprene.
Hyperflex says the 100% Neoprene-free wetsuits are produced from deproteinized...
Design firm “grows” a house from mushrooms during Dutch Design Week
In the Netherlands, a design conference is showcasing the ability of mushrooms to one day provide an alternative material to the construction industry, a...
Indian entrepreneur “adds life to paper” by including seeds
In India, Seedpaper India has produced paper Karnataka flags with embedded seeds to help South Indians celebrate Rajyothsava while creating a carbon-consuming plant and...
Givaudan unveils fermentation route to prized fragrance ingredient
In Switzerland, flavor and fragrance giant Givaudan says it has developed a fermentation-based production route for ambroxide, an alternative to the expensive and rare...
Auburn researcher turns green tea into leather substitute
In Alabama, a researcher at Auburn University has used green tea to produce a leather alternative.
Funded by an EPA grant, Young-A Lee and her...