Lush cosmetics swaps polluting packaging peanuts for edible puffs
In the United Kingdom, a cosmetics retailer credited with popularizing colorful “bath bombs” and unique soaps is using 100% edible packing peanuts instead of...
Sorry parents, fruit waste glitter is still a pain to clean up
In the United Kingdom, scientists at Cambridge University have developed biodegradable glitter made from nanocrystals of cellulose extracted from fruit waste.
The sustainable sparkle solution...
In-cider info: Sozai Center develops apple leather
In Japan, design studio Sozai Center has created a biobased material made by mixing leftover apple pomace—which includes apple flesh, skin, seeds and stems—with...
Designer develops chitin-based seed pods
In New York, designer Mara Zimmerman has developed SEAD, a seed delivery and cultivation material made from discarded seafood cells.
Specifically, Zimmerman uses chitin from...
Cool as a cucumber (coating): Sweden’s Saveggy raises $2.1 million for edible produce preserver
In Sweden, foodtech startup Saveggy has raised €1.76 (US$2.1 million) to scale up an edible cucumber coating made from a proprietary formula of canola...