Full Cycle Bioplastics wins Closed Loop grant for food waste based bioplastic
In Virginia, Full Cycle Bioplastics received a grant from the Closed Loop Foundation, an arm of Closed Loop Partners, for its technology in converting...
Precision Dispensing Leader Nordson Corporation
In Ohio, Nordson Corporation acquired Spokane, Washington based ACE Production Technologies which designs and produces soldering systems for electronics assembly. Details on the acquisition...
Ecover’s new bottle rethinks ocean waste and plastic
In California, Ecover launched a new “Ecover Ocean Washing-Up Liquid Bottle” made from 50% plastic waste collected from the sea, waterways and shores of...
Castor oil based Evo yarn to be used in clothing designer’s new collection
In Italy, designer clothing maker Clerici Tessuto chose to use Evo, a yarn derived from castor oil and produced by the company Fulgar, to...
Pepsi trials molded pulp six-pack rings
In California, beverage giant PepsiCo is trialing the use of molded pulp material to replace the plastic rings used in distribution of 6-packs.
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Society for Biomaterials Award Goes to Cornell University Assistant Professor for Immunology Research
In New York, assistant professor at Cornell University’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ankur Singh, received the 2017 Young Investigator Award from...
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...
Scientists Find Cheaper Way to Create Valuable No-Cavity Sweeteners from Sugar
In Spain and Switzerland, the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology researchers have found a way to...
World’s first plastic-free aisle opens in supermarket
In the Netherlands, Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza opened its first totally plastic-free aisle in one of their Amsterdam supermarkets, making it the first in...
Coffee without the coffee bean – molecular coffee kicks it up a notch
In California, a new coffee is in town that doesn’t even use coffee beans. Atomo Coffee has created what tastes and looks like traditional...