Australia tests ultra-thin shield to protect Great Barrier Reef

In Australia, scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Biology, have successfully tested a biodegradable, super-thin “shield” that could be used to prevent coral...

Indian city eyes starch bags to cut down on plastic waste

In Andhra Pradesh, India, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has proposed introducing biodegradable shopping bags made of starch after it failed to push through a...

Dutch research institute wants to make hospital stays greener

In the Netherlands, Wageningen University & Research is looking at ways to increase the use of biobased and biodegradable products in hospitals as a...

Israeli company wants trash to be the next plastic feedstock

In Israel, a startup has developed a process to turn garbage into plastic. UBQ’s process took five years to develop, but the company has...

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...

Cool, cutting-edge concept with world’s first bioplastic fridge

In Sweden, leading global appliance company, Electrolux, developed a refrigerator prototype where all the visible plastic parts are made of bioplastics from renewable sources....

Bug balls and bug burgers – food of the future?

In Denmark, IKEA is busy at work in their test kitchen, Space10, to create the food of the future, including new meatballs made from...

Genomatica brings butylene glycol to Europe for personal care applications

In California, Azelis is now the exclusive distributor for personal care applications of Genomatica’s naturally sourced, award-winning Brontide butylene glycol in Europe. Azelis is...

NuPlastiQ earns USDA 100% biobased product label

In Idaho, BioLogiQ, Inc., a bioplastic resin manufacturing company earns the “USDA 100% Certified Biobased Product” label for its NuPlastiQ GP BioPolymer. NuPlastiQ GP...

Indian startup looks to turn pens into trees

In India, Lakshmi Menon has launched “With Love,” a startup that sells paper pens with a seed inside. The biodegradable pens can simply be...

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In Los Angeles, popular clothing brand Reformation has released a new swimwear line that emphasizes the use “planet-friendly,” biobased materials. The company tapped Italy-based...