Tide and Terracycle launch Tide Eco-box recycling program
In New Jersey, Tide announced its strategic partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle which will allow the new Tide Eco-Box packaging to be 100%...
New Way of Splitting Hydrogen from Water Improves Hydrogen’s Potential as Fuel Source
In Texas, researchers are giving hope to hydrogen as a clean-burning fuel source with a new cheaper method for splitting water into hydrogen and...
Coachella goes straw-free
In California, popular music festival Coachella has phased out plastic straws for a biodegradable, paper alternative.
Goldenvoice, the organizer of the heavily Instagramed and Beyonce-headlined...
LEGO moves beyond bioplastic bricks to sustainable packaging
In Denmark, LEGO is going beyond bioplastic bricks in a move to become more environmentally friendly and is revamping its packaging as well. LEGO...
Big beverage brand prototypes paper packaging
In Hungary, Coca-Cola has begun a trial of paper bottles. The beverage giant says the 250-mL bottles are 100% recyclable and made from sustainably...
Canopy Growth acquires KeyLeaf Life Sciences for bioproduct extraction needs
In Canada, Canopy Growth Corporation completed a transaction to acquire bio-product extractor KeyLeaf Life Sciences, related entities, and intellectual property. Canopy Growth has been...
Double-digit growth expected for biobased biodegradable plastics
In the United Kingdom, a report by Future Market Insights predicts a double-digit CAGR during forecast period 2014-2020 for the global bio-based biodegradable plastics...
Spinnova joins Fashion for Good’s Scaling Program
In the Netherlands, Fashion for Good and Finland-based Spinnova, the Finnish developer of a cellulose fibre converting wood pulp into yarn with a small...
Synthetic fibers an overlooked source of microplastic pollution
In New Zealand, a merino wool company is looking to mitigate one of the overlooked sources of microplastics in the world’s oceans: synthetic textiles.
As...
Pomegranate extract could help bacteria lose resistance to silver nanoparticles
In the Czech Republic, a unique mechanism that enables bacteria to defend themselves against silver nanoparticles has been discovered by scientists at Palacký University....