Sustainable packaging swap a win-win for amazon

In Seattle, e-commerce behemoth Amazon has reduced its use of plastic air cushions by a staggering 15 billion by using paper packing filler instead. Testing...

Spain coffee shop opens with coffee waste furniture

In Barcelona, a coffee shop has been designed with furniture 3D-printed using a material based on coffee waste and common bioplastic polylactic acid. Conceived by...

Aldi launches paper wine bottles

In the United Kingdom, discount supermarket chain Aldi has launched paper-based wine bottles for its store-brand vino. Manufactured by FrugalPac, the “Frugal Bottles” are...

Gisung Han’s potato plastic-based stool blooms into wildflowers as it decomposes

In London, designer Gisung Han has created a biodegradable, potato-based plastic stool infused with wildflower seeds. Dubbed Blooming Decay Stool tells designboom the concept would...

Apple leather pioneer expands capacity in Germany

In Germany, Beyond Leather Materials has significantly expanded its capacity to  produce Leap, a vegan leather made from European apple waste. Named for LEftover APples,...

Something old, something new, something biobased: Designer grows a mushroom wedding gown

In the Netherlands, designer Dasha Tsapenko “grew” her wedding dress using mycelium and vintage linen lace sourced from Ukrainian flea markets. “I wanted to combine...

Cool as a cucumber (coating): Sweden’s Saveggy raises $2.1 million for edible produce preserver

In Sweden, foodtech startup Saveggy has raised €1.76 (US$2.1 million) to scale up an edible cucumber coating made from a proprietary formula of canola...

Designer develops chitin-based seed pods

In New York, designer Mara Zimmerman has developed SEAD, a seed delivery and cultivation material made from discarded seafood cells. Specifically, Zimmerman uses chitin from...

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...

In-cider info: Sozai Center develops apple leather

In Japan, design studio Sozai Center has created a biobased material made by mixing leftover apple pomace—which includes apple flesh, skin, seeds and stems—with...

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Dutch Queen promotes biobased building materials

In the Netherlands, Dutch Queen consort Máxima visited two Uden worksites promoting biobased building materials made from Netherlands fiber crops. The March 26 visit...

ReefCircular launches crowdfunding campaign for shell bioconcrete

In Denmark, ReefCircular, a company developing a shell-based bioconcrete to help restore marine habitats, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The company’s bioconcrete...

Aleph Farms raises $29 million for lab-grown steak

In Israel, cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has raised $29 million to expand production at its Rehovot pilot plant and expand production into Europe...