Fungus among us: Mushrooms finding use in multiple end markets
E&T Magazine has done a deep dive on the recent efforts to produce sustainable materials from mushrooms, with end markets including packaging, water capture,...
Several end-of-life options envisioned for wheat bran tableware
In India, researchers at the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) at Pappanamcode have developed biodegradable tableware from wheat bran that could...
Fat Tuesday targets lean waste
In New Orleans, Fat Tuesday is getting a green makeover with biobased products aimed at reducing the massive amount of trash left behind.
Otherwise known...
Big beverage brand prototypes paper packaging
In Hungary, Coca-Cola has begun a trial of paper bottles. The beverage giant says the 250-mL bottles are 100% recyclable and made from sustainably...
Seaweed pulp plates set to launch on South Korean market
In South Korea, biodegradable plates made from seaweed byproduct are set to launch in March.
Producer Marine Innovation says its seaweed pulp cuts raw material...
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...