Service allows parents to mail back dirty diapers for composting
In Arizona, a compostable diaper company has launched a subscription service to send clean diapers to parents and receive return shipments of the used...
Ford to use McDonald’s coffee waste in car parts
In Michigan, Ford will use McDonald’s coffee waste to generate auto parts, beginning with headlamp housing.
The automaker will specifically use the beans’ dried skin,...
Keanu thanks “scientist people” for naming molecule after him
In Hollywood, actor Keanu Reeves has thanked researchers for the “surreal” honor of having a deadly but useful molecule named after him.
Fungus-killing keanumycins...
Biobased products take centerstage at Davos
In Switzerland, sustainable innovations was a key focus of the recent World Economic Forum at Davos, where leaders gathered to discuss the world’s most...
Recent announcements prove Sarnia’s bio cluster is the real deal
In Canada, Sarnia’s biobased industries have progressed from talk to steel-in-the-ground. According Matthew Slotwinski, business development consultant at the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership, activity “ramped...
AECI invests in bioplastic bottles startup
In California, start-up firm Origin Materials has received a $5 million investment from specialty chemicals group AECI to support the company’s renewable technologies development....
Algae company finds traction in footwear markets
In Mississippi, Algix is converting microalgae to a polymer that is gaining big-name customers in the shoe industry.
Dubbed Bloom Foam, the company collects algae...
India’s Atma turns banana waste into leather alternative
In India, banana has become the latest fruit to be turned into vegan leather. Dubbed Banofi, the material was developed by Kolkata’s Atma Leather...
Gevo claims to have harpooned industrial biotech’s white whale: Viable renewable isoprene
In Colorado, Gevo has developed a catalytic route to convert biobased alcohols into isoprene, a precursor to rubber.
The process uses “fusel oils,” a mixture...
Support from nature: Adhesive bra features natural latex, essential oils
In Singapore, adhesive bra maker Kissbobo has launched a new line using natural latex and essential oils. Like their other bras, Kissbobo’s Eco-Chic bra...