Ugandan startup has high hopes for bananas
In Uganda, a startup is converting banana waste into fibers that can be used in everyday items like carpets and hair extensions. Dubbed TexFad,...
Colorado set to become second state to legalize human composting
In Colorado, state legislature is poised to legalize human composting after a lawmaker began pondering her own mortality. State Representative Brianna Titone told the...
Fat Tuesday targets lean waste
In New Orleans, Fat Tuesday is getting a green makeover with biobased products aimed at reducing the massive amount of trash left behind.
Otherwise known...
Three Little Pigs gives natural construction materials a bad rap?
In the Netherlands, the president of a climate change and inequality action group is huffing and puffing over the stigma associated with biobased building...
From pruning to plate: Indian startup uses apple orchard waste to make single-use tableware
In Himachal, India, a startup is using apple orchard waste to manufacturing biodegradable, single-use tableware such as plates, forks, and knives.
Specifically, Himjoy Enterprises is...
Back to basics: 3-D printing dirt may be the future of construction
In Ravenna, Italy, Mario Cucinella Architects has used massive 3-D printers and dirt to create a house in what could be an inexpensive and...
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...
Danish brand debuts 100% biobased sleeping bag
In Denmark, Grüezi Bag has introduced a compostable sleeping bag made of 100% natural materials.
According to Yanko Design, the bag’s insulation is made...
IIT Roorkee team invents edible ink from acacia
In India, researchers with IIT Roorkee’s Department of Paper Technology have developed an edible ink for a wide range of printing and packaging applications....
Addressing space boo-boos with 3D printed skin bandages
In Germany, researchers are testing whether 3D-printed skin cells could work for wound care on long space voyages. The German Space Agency’s Bioprint FirstAid...