Bioplastic toothbrush company doubles down with new sustainability goals
In Pennsylvania, oral care company RADIUS has announced new sustainability goals that include making all of its portfolio biobased and 100% biodegradable by the...
EU Looking to Flowers to Reduce Import Dependence on Rubber, Nickel
In Europe, separate research efforts are using flowers as sources of rubber and nickel—two important materials the European Union currently has to import.
The EU-funded...
Finding new uses for aquatic weeds in India
In India, efforts are underway to find new uses for water hyacinth, a maligned aquatic plant.
At the Centre for Research on Aquatic Resources (CRAR)...
Eni reportedly in talks to sell Novamont stake
In Italy, multinational Eni is in talks to sell a minority stake in its Novamont bioplastics subsidiary, according to a Reuters report. A source...
PepsiCo opens compostable packaging tech center
In Texas, PepsiCo subsidiaries Frito-Lay and Quaker have opened a technical center with the goal of accelerating development of compostable packaging.
The Greenhouse Learning...
Brightmark Expands Western New York Dairy Biogas Project
In California, Brightmark, is upgrading six Buffalo-area anaerobic digesters from electric to renewable natural gas output, in expanding its Western New York dairy biogas...
Taste the rainbow (sustainably): Mars set to trial PHA packaging for Skittles
In Chicago, candy behemoth Mars Wrigley has inked a two-year deal with polyhydroxyalkanoate manufacturer Danimer Scientific to create biodegradable wrappers for Skittles.
Mars hopes to...
Science Roadshow gets kids excited about bioproducts
In Wyoming, a “Science Roadshow” organized by University of Wyoming students is working to raise interest in science careers among the state’s grade school,...
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...
Malaysian researchers create drone with pineapple-leaf frame
In Malaysia, researchers at Universiti Putra Malaysian are using natural fibers made of pineapple leaves for drone frames.
The pineapple leaf material has a higher...