Ren-ewwwww-able products from human hair, belly button bacteria
In London, design publication Dezeen has featured several disgusting—but renewable—products using materials form the human body.
Several of the ground-breaking designers featured used human hair....
Italian company swaps casket for organic burial pod
In Italy, Capsula Mundi has introduced organic burial pods for those who wish to have a green funeral. The deceased is placed in the...
Spider silk applications include hearing aids, football helmets
In Oregon, Digital Trends has outlined the latest applications for spider silk, a material gaining interest because of its tensile properties and new, cheaper...
Eat your fork: Edible cutlery maker looks to cut down on India’s plastics problem
In India, an entrepreneur has developed edible cutlery to reduce the 120 billion disposable utensils India currently tosses in the trash annually.
Bakey’s, founded by...
Bagasse-based cutlery startup finds foothold amid India single-use plastic bans
In India, a third-generation entrepreneur has built a company to produce biodegradable cutlery from sugarcane bagasse.
Samanvi Bhograj tells The Hindu she founded Visfortec to...
DuPont partners with sustainable textile tech company
In Iowa, renewable polyester maker DuPont Industrial Biosciences has partnered with bluesign, a Swedish company with stream management technology for ensuring sustainability in the...
AkzoNobel, Renmatix to evaluate cellulose use in paints
In Sweden, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has partnered with Renmatix to develop renewable additives for paints and construction materials.
Renmatix was a 2017 winner of AkzoNobel’s...
Green Reaper is revolutionizing the funeral
In Oregon, Elizabeth Fournier has gained notoriety as the “Green Reaper” for advancing the concept of eco-conscious funerals and burials. Fournier’s company, Cornerstone Funeral...
Crabs could be key to cracking renewable food packaging
In Georgia, researchers have created a flexible plastic alternative for food packaging using crab shells and cellulose.
The team created the film by suspending cellulose...
Algae-based ketchup packets debut in UK
In the United Kingdom, a consortium is trialing the use of seaweed sachets for fast food condiments.
The Fat Pizza, a Southend eatery, and Just...