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...
Shark Tank Australia features green pitches
In Australia, renewable solutions are increasingly being introduced on the popular TV show, Shark Tank.
The Swag, presented by Peita Pina, is a fridge bag...
Iowa lures Green tableware company from Cali
In California, Chamness Biodegradables has announced it is moving its manufacturing from Camarillo, California to Ankeny, Iowa.
Jon Kallen, spokesperson for Chamness Biodegradables, tells Radio...
Biology could rescue Moore’s Law
In Australia, researchers are looking to overcome the technical limitations of Moore’s Law—computing’s mandate to increase the power of semiconductors at regular intervals—by employing...