Upstate New York eyed as potential “Silicon Valley” for hemp
In New York, Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth Corporation has become a Wall Street darling amid a cannabis “gold rush” and the company’s plans...
Guns go green with biobased bullet wadding
In Texas, an ammunition company has launched a biodegradable bullet material that is even beneficial for soil. RIO Ammunition says the wadding, which is...
Dead sea microorganism could be answer to plastics crisis
In Israel, researchers at the Porter School of Environmental Studies at Tel Aviv University have developed a biodegradable plastic using algae-digesting microorganism archaea isolated...
Vegan brand uses dried flowers, seaweed fiber for clothing
In California, vegan clothing label PANGAIA has launched a line of vegan “down” jackets which swaps goose feathers for dried wildflowers as insulation. The...
UK’s Teysha Technologies develops viable biobased substitute for polycarbonate
In the United Kingdom, Teysha Technologies has developed a natural alternative to the ubiquitous thermoplastic polycarbonate. Dubbed AggiePol, the material is made from starch...
Fashion forward: Birla launches new cellulose-based fabric
In India, Birla Cellulose has added a new sustainable fabric to its cellulose-based fiber line.
Dubbed Livaeco, the fabric uses cellulose sourced from certified forests,...
In India, startups look to improve air quality by finding uses for crop waste
In India, startups are looking to create products that use farmers’ crop residues to reduce air pollution from agro-waste burning. Up to 20 million...
Chilean designer creates algae-based bioplastic
In Chile, designer Margarita Talep has developed a single-use plastic from algae and dyes extracted from blueberries, purple cabbage, beetroot, and carrot.
Talep boils red...
Fast food chain makes sculpture with its literal last straws
In Canada, fast food mainstay A&W Canada has unveiled a sculpture outside of Toronto’s Union Station to commemorate the end of its plastic-straw use....
Proper rubbish! British newspaper switches to potato-based wrapping
In the UK, daily newspaper Guardian is switching its print issue to biodegradable wrapping made from potato waste at the urging of readers concerned...