Dutch drinks manufacturer opts for plant-based polymer packaging
In the Netherlands, leading Dutch fruit drinks manufacturer Riedel has opted for SIGNATURE PACK from SIG to relaunch its popular CoolBest range of fruit...
3D printing not so green says OECD report
In France, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development published a report, “3D Printing and its Environmental Implications,” that looks at 3D printing’s sustainability...
Jute gene tweak boost yields and fiber quality
In Bangladesh, researchers at the Bangladesh Jute Research Institute have developed a new variety of jute that creates a thinner, strong fiber and has...
Forget the faucet – how about eco-friendly sink and counters?
In Australia, a new bio-based solid surface is being sold in Australia for buildings and homeowners to install as environmentally friendly counters and sinks....
Ugandan entrepreneur creates banana fiber hair extensions
In Uganda, entrepreneur Juliet Kakwerre Tumusiime has founded Cheveux Organique to commercialize hair extensions made from banana stems. Tumusiime says the extensions are odor-free,...
UK group looks to overcome plant-fiber composite drawbacks
In the United Kingdom, researchers at the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Research Group at the University of Portsmouth are researching composites from agricultural waste...
Adidas to use only recycled plastic by 2024
In Germany, Adidas is committing to using only recycled plastic by 2024 in all its sportswear, eliminating any use of “virgin” plastic including polyester....
Bioplastics to Overtake Conventional Plastics by Early 2020s
In Italy, the Italian Institute of Technology is studying the viability of bioplastics and predicts that biomaterial based plastics will outperform and overtake traditional...
Punk rockers launch plant-based packaging for coffee brand
In California, a Bay Area coffee company owned by two members of the punk band Green Day has introduced the first coffee bag made...
Listen Up! Children get new ears thanks to biomaterials and 3D printing
In China, scientists constructed 3D printed ears combined with in vitro tissue engineering for children with microtia who don’t have fully developed external ears....