Corona repurposes barley waste for packaging in India
In India, Ab InBev’s popular Corona beer brand has switched its cardboard six-pack packaging to waste barley straw.
The new material is as durable as...
Brazil installation explores potential of fungi in design
In Buenos Aires, an installation made of fungi aims to raise awareness of the potential for mycelium in design. Created by Julio Oropel and...
Disney joins others in saying sayonara to straws
In California, The Walt Disney Company is joining Starbucks, McDonald’s and Marriott to get rid of single use plastic straws and plastic straws in...
Beyond Burger LCA shows huge GHG, energy, water benefits over beef burger
In Michigan, the Center for Sustainable Systems at University of Michigan conducted a “cradle-to-distribution” life cycle assessment of the Beyond Burger, a plant-based patty...
Run Errands and Repel Vampires with Garlic Husk Tote
In Portugal, designer Gui Giantini has created a 100% biodegradable tote bag from garlic waste.
Dubbed Sacalho—Portuguese for sackcloth—the bag is made by sewing sheets...
Dessert packaging cups now made with biobased dairy 2PE board
In Finland, Stora Enso’s Cupforma Dairy 2PE board is being used in the new dessert packaging cups from Copy Center. The cups are being...
Teen science phenom develops agar-based plastic
In Canada, Prince Edward Island student Jessie Colussi-Kenny has developed bioplastic films made from agar.
The bioplastic was developed with mentor Dr. Marya Ahmed of...
Particles Boogy Down to Sound Waves and Then Self-Heal
In California, the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists discovered that particles can dance together and synchronize when acoustic sound waves blast...
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...
Brooklyn brand gets into biobased shoe game
In Brooklyn, New York, an up-and-coming sneaker brand is beta-testing sneakers made almost entirely from plants.
Designed by Dave Costello and Micah Heftman, the Kengos...