Keeping rats from eating your car: Consumer Reports investigates
In New York, product safety and quality watchdog Consumer Reports has evaluated techniques from car makers and internet posters alike on keeping vermin from...
Corn-based utensils booted from compost heap
In Oregon, Republic Services has banned corn-based silverware and cups made by a local company from its compost collection services because they don’t break...
Monsanto, Novozymes have high expectations for new corn inoculant
In St. Louis, the BioAg alliance between Monsanto and Novozymes has developed a corn inoculant that will be applied to all corn hybrids Monsanto...
Last-minute gift ideas for your eco-conscious friends
In New York, Huffington Post has compiled a list of environmentally friendly gifts for the green consumer on your holiday shopping list.
Products made from...
Biopolymer turns deserts fertile
In Mexico, a biopolymer that holds nutrient-filled water for months at a time may help make deserts arable.
Developed by engineer Rafael Ríos Trejo of...
South Korean consumers push for natural products amid toxic scandal
In South Korea, demand for eco-friendly and biobased products is growing after a lung disease outbreak linked to chemical polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) killed hundreds.
Reckitt...
Evolva nabs US contract for Zika-battling nootkatone
In the United States, Evolva has been awarded a government contract to advance its fermentation-based nootkatone for the control of mosquito-born diseases such as...
Ambassador: Netherlands fertile ground for palm oil innovation
In the Netherlands, ambassador to Malaysia Karin Mossenlechner is urging Malayia’s palm oil industry to view Dutch universities as an avenue to expand into...
Apple mush: The latest straw replacement material
In Germany, a Langenbernsdorf-based startup is producing straws made from apple pomace, a solid mush left over from the apple juice production process.
Wisefood’s straws,...
PLA’s Compostability Found Wanting
In New Zealand, researchers are challenging bioplastic producers’ claims of biodegradability.
Massey University’s Zero-Waste Academy and local government officials tested 47 products labeled as biodegradable...