Human composting facility begins operations
In Seattle, the world’s first human composting facility has begun operations, although it is unclear if it has had any “customers” yet.
Dubbed Recompose,...
Latest architecture and design trends take waste not, want not approach
Architecture is undergoing a “biowaste revolution,” according to Architect, an online publication affiliated with the Journal of the American Institute of Architects. The piece...
Absolut Biobased: Paper vodka bottles hit shelves in select markets
In the United Kingdom and Sweden, the first rollout of paper bottles from the iconic vodka brand Absolut have hit liquor store shelves.
The bottles...
MIT grows wood in a petri dish
In Boston, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have grown plant tissue, including wood and fibers, in a lab, paving the way for...
Cow intestine lamps marry grossness with function
In Denmark, designer Kathrine Barbro Bendixen is converting waste cow intestines into surprisingly beautiful lighting installations. Once cleaned and reinflated, Bendixen, founder of Studio...
Student establishes vegan leather startup in Columbia
In Colombia, Oxford University student Gabriel Moreno has developed a vegan leather using fibers from the fique plant that helps create a revenue stream...
To the Bat-Bridge! Dutch bike path features biobased construction, bat-friendly design
In the Netherlands, a new, ecofriendly bike and pedestrian bridge is under construction using renewable material and has the unlikely design feature of being...
Pineapple waste takes flight as drone component
In Malaysia, researchers have designed a drone using fibers extracted from pineapple leaves. The project, led by Professor Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan at University...
Wooden satellites eyed as answer to growing space junk problem
In Japan, Sumitomo Forestry and Kyoto University are designing a satellite made from wood that would completely incinerate upon re-entry in an effort to...
Vancouver startup gives waste chopsticks a second life
In Vancouver, an entrepreneur has transformed over 30 million wood chopsticks from restaurants into everyday items such as dining room tables and staircases.
The idea...