Polish designer debuts tableware from sugar beet waste

In Poland, designer Sofia Jaśkiewicz has created a line of tableware and packaging made from sugar beet waste. The items are made by adding other...

Green decree: France says all new public buildings must be 50% renewable by 2022

In France, The French government has issued a mandate that half of all materials used to construct new public buildings must be timber or...

Johnny Walker goes green with paper packaging

In the United Kingdom, libations leader Diageo announced it has created paper-based packaging for spirits, which it will roll out for the popular Johnnie...

Pepsi trials molded pulp six-pack rings

In California, beverage giant PepsiCo is trialing the use of molded pulp material to replace the plastic rings used in distribution of 6-packs. The...

Dutch research envisions homes made from fungus

In The Netherlands, researchers at Utrecht University have submitted a paper detailing the potential for homes to be made out of fungus. The group evaluates...

Living, programmable robots raise ethics concerns

In Boston, researchers have created living, programmable organisms that could one day have widespread applications, including cleaning microplastics from the oceans. Dubbed xenobots by their...

Protect your pooch with natural dog toy stuffing

In New York, The Good Stuffing Company has launched its first line of plush dog toys, which are stuffed with poly-fil made from natural...

“Feel the Peel” juicer turns orange peels into bioplastic cups

In Italy, design firm Carlo Ratti Associati and energy major Eni are touring a juice machine that turns orange peels into bioplastic cups. Dubbed...

Scottish shellfish plastic firm closes funding round

In Scotland, marine biotech company CuanTec has closed an investment round that will enable it to scale up production of its bioplastic produce packaging....

Biodegradable mural debuts in UK

In the United Kingdom, French artist Saype has completed a massive biodegradable mural on a New Brighton hillside. Ranked as one of the 30 most...

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Denim heavyweight Levi’s ramps up use of biobased black pigment

In Nevada, jeans giant Levi’s has boosted the use Nature Coating’s BioBlack in its denim manufacturing. Nature Coatings, which converts wood waste into high...

Hair today, enamel-repairing toothpaste tomorrow  

In London, scientists from King's College have found that keratin extracted from human hair creates a protective coating similar to tooth enamel when it...

Angel the still-living cow immortalized in world’s first cultivated leather jewelry

In North Carolina, researchers at Cultivated Biomaterials have created jewelry from leather grown in the lab from cells sourced from Angel, the cow.  They...