EU-China partnership looks to upcycle agricultural waste
In Dublin, an agricultural waste valorization project unveiled several products to replace single-use plastic, including edible straws and cups from potato byproducts.
“The idea of...
Shuttered Irish sugar plant considered for bioeconomy hub
In Ireland, packaged foods giant Greencore is getting pressure from local government to convert a long-shuttered sugar plant it owns in Mallow for bioeconomy...
Canadian company looks to benefit from straw bans
In Canada, entrepreneurs Geet Sheth and Ravi Kesh have founded a paper straw company to meet demand for green options amid numerous plastic straw...
Philippines bioplastic company eyes exports
In the Philippines, D&L Polymers & Colours, Inc. has received confirmation that its bioplastics are compostable by Berlin’s DIN CERTCO, a development D&L believes...
Icelandic designer creates meat packaging from animal hides
In Iceland, designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir will introduce her latest piece—a plastic-like material to package meat made from that individual animal’s hide—at the upcoming DesignMarch...
A greener red sportscar: Clariant launches biobased auto pigment
In Switzerland, Clariant has launched a biobased version of a pigment that is the auto industry’s most widely used in red exterior car coatings.
Dubbed...
UK seaweed farm ramps up to produce bioplastic
In the UK, SeaGrown is building the country’s first seaweed farm in the coastal town of Scarborough. The seaweed will be used to produce...
Craft brewers eager to adopt biobased packaging
In Mexico, E6PR (Eco Six Pack Ring) is gaining traction for its biodegradable six-pack beer packaging.
Since being launched in 2018, the rings have been...
Renewable textile makers join Dutch sustainable fashion incubators
In the Netherlands, ten companies have joined Fashion for Good’s Plug and Play Accelerator, a 12-week sustainable textile incubator program that offers business development...
We’ve only scratched the surface of hemp’s versatility
In California, online publication Green Entrepreneur has listed several uses for hemp beyond the CBD oil that is becoming ubiquitous in functional food and...