Bugging out: Swedish scientists use worm slime to kill roaches
In Sweden, scientists at Uppsala University have found that toxins in the mucus of bootlace worms can paralyze or kill cockroaches in addition to...
Air France sets targets to replace plastic with renewable alternatives
In Paris, Air France Flight AF378 from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to Detroit used biobased materials on several service items to celebrate the United...
Renewable textile makers join Dutch sustainable fashion incubators
In the Netherlands, ten companies have joined Fashion for Good’s Plug and Play Accelerator, a 12-week sustainable textile incubator program that offers business development...
Alternative leather options proliferate as fashion seeks to shake negative image
In New York, Glamour magazine and PETA have compiled a list of diverse leather alternatives being pursued amid critical response to the industry’s environmental...
Sustainable textile wins NatGeo award
In New York, Fashion Institute of technology student Asta Skocir was among four winners of National Geographic’s Chasing Genius competition for AlgiKnit, an algae-based...
Biobased solutions help solve waste issues in food-insecure regions
In Southeast Asia and Africa, several innovative renewable materials are being used to help prevent food waste and spoilage after harvest, a major cause...
“Natural” ingredients class-action continues to haunt LaCroix
In Chicago, the maker of ubiquitous flavored water LaCroix has lost its legal bid to have sanctions placed on the plaintiffs of a class-action...
Fish-gut bioplastic under development in Newfoundland
In Newfoundland, graduate chemistry student Courtney Laprise has developed a process to turn fish guts into plastic. Laprise tells CTV that oil from fish...
IIT grads develop banana fiber sanitary napkins
In India, two graduates of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi have founded a company to produce sanitary napkins from banana fibers.
Dubbed Sanfe, Archit Agarwal...
Popular salad chain considering biodegradable bowls, composting programs
In New York, salad bar mainstay Just Salad is expanding its sustainability efforts, including naming a new Chief Sustainability Offer and plans to switch...