PTT donates sustainable packaging to mitigate trash left by Thai mourners
In Thailand, PTT Public Company Limited has donated more than a million biodegradable polybutylene succinate-coated paper food containers to help manage the massive trash...
Seaweed-based to-go cups could be the answer to disposable cup problems
In the United Kingdom, Skipping Rocks Lab launched a project, called UCUP, to use brown seaweed as feedstock for a sustainable paper to-go cup....
Biobased roads trial and demos a success – stands up to wear and tear
In the Netherlands, Wageningen University’s Food & Biobased Research team is making progress with the development of bio-asphalt. Half of the fossil-based bitumen has...
Report Identifies Top Board and Paper Packaging Companies
In the U.S., Beige Market Intelligence published a report listing what they consider the top consumer board packaging companies globally based on their research....
Plant based biopharmaceutical helps people with eye growth
In Mexico, researchers are working on a biopharmaceutical made from a plant called Siempreviva to help patients with pterygium, an abnormal benign growth on...
How green is your oral routine? Consider switching to a bamboo toothbrush
In the United Kingdom, environmental groups are touting bamboo toothbrushes with compostable handles and recyclable bristles instead of plastic toothbrushes that can end up...
Take a Selfie and See If You Have DiGeorge Syndrome
In Maryland, National Institutes of Health’s National Human Genome Research Institute researchers used selfies combined with facial recognition software to successfully diagnose a rare...
Stora Enso and museum to build Stockholm’s smartest wood building
In Sweden, with Stora Enso as the principal partner and donations of SEK 85 million, Tekniska Museet – Sweden’s National Museum of Science and...
Sausage without the sausage – Dunkin’ offers new Beyond Sausage breakfast sandwich
In New York, all of Dunkin’ Manhattan locations now have a plant-based sausage breakfast sandwich from Beyond Meat. This is Beyond Meat’s first U.S....
Shrimp Shells and Turmeric Spice – A Recipe for Potentially Life Saving Blood Coagulation...
In India, Dr. Subhasmita Swain at SOA University developed a biomedical patch that can coagulate blood flow in patients. Her cousin died due to...