Air France sets targets to replace plastic with renewable alternatives
In Paris, Air France Flight AF378 from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to Detroit used biobased materials on several service items to celebrate the United...
Ajinomoto plans $21-million renewable surfactants site in Brazil
In Brazil, Ajinomoto is planning to build a facility to produce surfactants from amino acids derived from plant-based resources. The new plant at Pederneiras...
Biocatalyst makes synthetic fibers biodegradable
In Quebec, Dulvaltex has introduced a biodegradable polyester to help improve the fashion industry’s environmental footprint.
The company’s Clean Impact Textiles biodegradability can be attributed...
Architecture student develops eco-friendly bricks
In Spain, architecture student Shreyas More has developed eco-friendly bricks suitable for construction using charcoal and loofah.
Charcoal is particularly interesting in construction materials because...
Georgia company to launch PHA-based straws
In Singapore, Georgia-based RWDC Industries has launched a biobased plastic, which will first be used in drinking straws in the local market.
Dubbed Solon, Georgia-based...
Biobased tech among water forum showcase
In London, innovations featured at the BlueTech Forum, a water technology conference, included several solutions employing biobased products.
Water technologies include micropollutant detection, decentralized wastewater...
Kiwi fisherman invents stone-based toilet paper
In New Zealand, a fisherman/entrepreneur fresh off inventing a biodegradable beer cup is gearing up to launch his second eco-friendly product: stone-based toilet paper.
Mohi...
Algae company finds traction in footwear markets
In Mississippi, Algix is converting microalgae to a polymer that is gaining big-name customers in the shoe industry.
Dubbed Bloom Foam, the company collects algae...
Student sanitary napkin startup wins $10,000
In Canada, a group of students at the University of Alberta has been awarded $10,000 to convert hemp waste into biodegradable menstrual pads.
Hempact, the...
Japanese snack company to launch barley straws
In Japan, a food processing business plans to launch straws made from six-row barley in July as the country contends with plastics pollution, particularly...