Compostable K-Cup replacement wins innovation award
A compostable alternative to the ubiquitous but wasteful single-serve coffee pods popularized by Keurig’s K-cup brand has won SPI’s 2016 Innovation in Bioplastics Award.
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BioSafe’s alternative herbicide gets USDA-certified biobased label
In Connecticut, BioSafe Systems, LLC created a biobased herbicide that rapidly burns weeds within hours of application. AXXE’s active ingredient, Ammonium Nonanoate, is a...
RSB Global Members Vote to Approve Revised Principles and Criteria
In Switzerland, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials global members voted and approved revised Principles and Criteria at its Annual Assembly of Delegates meeting in Hanoi,...
UGA to test first fully biodegradable plastic straw
In Georgia, researchers at the University of Georgia’s New Materials Institute and the RWDC Environmental Stewardship Foundation will develop a fully biodegradable plastic straw...
Kraig Biocraft Labs to commercialize its spider silk
In Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories is preparing for commercialization of its engineered spider silk. By designing a high-performance fiber, Kraig Biocraft’s objective is to...
HEXPOL TPE expands renewable thermoplastic elastomers range
In Sweden, HEXPOL TPE has added new grades to its Dryflex Green biobased thermoplastic elastomers product line.
These include a low-hardness TPE compound with 90%...
Scientist solves nanocellulose composite challenge
In Washington, D.C., an American University chemistry professor reports a simple, scalable method for incorporating cellulose nanocrystals into plastics that could enable the versatile...
British post-grads develop concrete alternative from desert sand
In the United Kingdom, scientists at Imperial College London have used desert sand to create a low-carbon alternative to concrete.
Dubbed Finite, the material is...
BillerudKorsnäs launches its first climate-positive biobased package
In Sweden, BillerudKorsnäs launched its first packaging with climate-positive impact. D-Sack, the removable bag for cement and other building materials is dissolved in a...
Clairy launches biobased natural air purifier on Kickstarter
In California, Clairy introduced their latest technological advancement in air purification: NATEDE, on Kickstarter. The name NATEDE comes from Clairy’s unique and proprietary product...