HempSki collab aims to make shredding the slopes more sustainable
In Germany, Fuse GmbH has won the JEC Composites Innovation Award for a hemp-based material it co-developed and is using to produce snowboards. The...
Spider, succulents and funghi inspire AquaWeb water collection system
In California, NexLoop, a biomimicry venture, is conducting the next phase of pilot tests for its AquaWeb system which collects water from fog and...
SweeGen and Ingredion bring non-GMO sweetener to Colombia
In California, SweeGen, a nature-based sweetener company, and Illinois-based Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced that the...
Chanel invests in Sulapac in plastic replacement move
In Finland, the French luxury house Chanel has decided to shoulder Sulapac’s development, thus becoming its first investor coming from the cosmetic industry. Aiming...
Canada tasks Composites Innovation Centre with developing quality standards
In Manitoba, the Composites Innovation Centre has received $2.9 million in funding to advance Canada’s biomass and composites industries.
The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada funding...
Ghana goes green with cassava bag plan
In Ghana, government officials are looking combat waste by promoting the use of biodegradable bags made from cassava.
Mahamudu Bawumia, Ghana’s Vice President, said the...
Isiah Thomas trades hoop dreams for hemp
In Colombia, former NBA star Isiah Thomas is leading a full-court press against fossil-based plastics as CEO of One World Products, a licensed hemp...
No Plastic Allowed for Weddings in One State
In India, Kerala, a state in South India, has declared a war on disposable plastic and styrofoam. Due to pollution issues and in an...
Made from Stone: New packaging alternative (literally) rocks
In Florida, startup Okeanos is launching a packaging alternative from calcium carbonate, a naturally occurring material found in rocks, eggshells, and gastropods.
Calcium carbonate has...
Sorry parents, fruit waste glitter is still a pain to clean up
In the United Kingdom, scientists at Cambridge University have developed biodegradable glitter made from nanocrystals of cellulose extracted from fruit waste.
The sustainable sparkle solution...