Cardboard café opens in Bombay
In Bombay, a café made entirely from recycled cardboard has opened. Designed by architecture firm Nudes, the café aims to demonstrate the material’s versatility....
Startup embeds tree seeds in disposable coffee cups
In California, a startup has developed biodegradable coffee cups embedded with tree seeds.
Reduce.Reuse.Grow was founded by CEO Alex Henige in an effort to connect...
3-D-printed, PLA “biobricks” headline Milan Design Week
In Milan, a design festival has created a pavilion made out of wood and bioplastic as its central installation.
Dubbed Conifera and designed by Arthur...
Fatherhood spurs British roaster to sell compostable coffee pods
In the United Kingdom, a small coffee roaster says it is offering the world’s first air-tight, compostable Nespresso-compatible coffee pods.
Stuart Wilson, founder of Lost...
ASU professor aims to solve coffee cup dilemma with algae-based plastic
In Arizona, an Arizona State University assistant professor is making biodegradable plastic out of algae.
Taylor Weiss is using cyanobacteria found in algae together with...
OSU researchers develop biobased thermoplastic
In Ohio, researchers at Ohio State University have created a durable but biodegradable thermoplastic substitute from plant-based feedstocks.
The team used a microbial fermentation system...
Michelle Pfeiffer launches sustainability-focused perfume company
In Hollywood, Michelle Pfeiffer has launched a perfume company that will emphasize ingredient transparency and renewable packaging.
While safer cosmetics have transformed the beauty industry,...
Dutch designer creates 100% sunflower-based products
In the Netherlands, a designer is using sunflower crop waste to make sustainable products such as insulation, phone cases, binders, and varnish.
Thomas Vailly, founder...
Indiana startup wants to repurpose wastewater algae
In Indiana, startup Gen3Bio has designed a pilot plant to convert algae in wastewater facilities to biofuels, biobased chemicals, and bioplastics.
Gen3Bio’s technology is a...
Grass straws could help keep plastics out of oceans
In Vietnam, entrepreneur Tran Minh Tien is converting Lepironia articulate, a ubiquitous grass in the Mekong Delta, into biodegradable drinking straws.
Tien founded Ong Hut...