Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Roughly 20 billion non-biodegradable, one-cup coffee pods end up in landfills. But Italian espresso giant Lavazza is offering a more eco-friendly alternative — a compostable coffee pod.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 10, 2020

For starters, it's a material that is readily available, biodegradable and affordable.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In an effort to help reduce food packaging waste, non-alcoholic spirit company Seedlip is introducing a Mycelium Gift Pack wrapped in biodegradable mushroom packaging. Mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, creates a durable and sustainable packaging alternative for the upcoming holiday season.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The Vollebak Plant and Algae T-Shirt is an example of clothing that is produced with a vision for the end of the product lifecycle, when the shirt will biodegrade within a few months.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This innovative approach leverages the natural structure of leaves to create biodegradable electronic substrates with enhanced properties and offers a sustainable, efficient, and scalable solution to the global-waste problem. These findings have now been published in the journal Science Advances.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A team of engineers at Westlake University, Zhejiang Normal University and Shaoxing University, all in China, has tested the possibility of making some robot parts biodegradable. In their project, published in the journal Science Advances, the group made some robot components using cotton cellulose films and pork gelatin.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2019

Confusion among terms like bioplastics, bio-based and biodegradable plastics makes it hard to discern and make the environmentally responsible choice.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 25, 2021

How many tubes of toothpaste do you think you've used and tossed in your life?

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2023

Biodegradable vs compostable: Addressing the confusion. Biodegradable vs compostable: Which material would you choose ? As the bio-based industry grows, we’re witnessing an increasing number of biodegradable and compostable claims. As such, this Green Business Bureau article defines biodegradable and compostable.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Bacardi is bringing some good cheer to this rough year.

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Biodegradable 228

Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

What if you could buy clothes and shoes the same way that we buy milk? There's no doubt fashion can.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 16, 2020

Did you know that 128 million tons of milk are wasted every year?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, although most people would agree there is beauty in nature. Artist and textile designer Yi Hsuan Sung has taken that common view of natural beauty and used it to create a varied line of products for the home.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 12, 2020

From phone cases to a new line of soaps, Pela offers products for a zero-waste lifestyle.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Find out how banana leaves can be transformed into a sturdy, durable alternative to single-use plastic.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

From post-consumer recycled paper products to unique biodegradable materials, here’s a great overview of the latest options for your business shipping needs. It is biodegradable and recyclable, and can often be used for renewable energy. Sustainable Packaging Using Innovative Biodegradable Bioplastics.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 13, 2020

The water-repellent coating on many biodegradable products can cause harm in waste management and human health.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2024

Plymouth Marine Laboratory writes Our new study investigates what happens when biodegradable plastics enter the ocean, and whether these increasingly popular alternatives to conventional plastics are safer for marine ecosystems, or whether they come with their own risks. million metric tons in 2023 to almost 5.3

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Environmentalists say straws are harmful, and the argument makes a lot of sense. But as an iconic beverage accessory, many people don't know how to live without straws. Thanks to Phade, they don't have to.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Bruvi looks like many other single-serve coffee pod systems; however, the pod that goes into the machine is very different.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Biodegradable straws are one of the alternatives available that fit these criteria. Biodegradable materials such as paper, on the other hand, can break down in a matter of months – or even weeks. In this article, we want to share some of the real environmental benefits that biodegradable straws promise.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2020

Packaging firm DS Smithand and Aquapak, a developer of biodegradable polymer, are teaming up to develop sustainable fibre based packaging solutions that they say will replace hard to recycle packaging made from combined materials such as cardboard and plastic. Hydropol resin pellets. ”

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Light bulbs and lamp shades go together like peanut butter and jelly so when Plumen had an idea for a natural looking shade, they turned to designer Luke Deering with very specific goals in mind: make it elegant and make it sustainable. The Hive shade is the result of a vision to use biomorphic design to make a shade look like a natural honeycomb.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2023

The group believes that it will be possible to develop and scale the first biodegradable PLFs and advance circular economy infrastructure for these chemicals by 2030. Thanks to our involvement, we have established a new research partnership with York and Nottingham universities in which we’re using AI to help create biodegradable PLFs.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MARCH 15, 2021

With the National Plastic Plan, Australia aims to address challenges with biodegradable, recyclable and compostable plastics.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As ubiquitous as morning coffee is the practice of brushing your teeth.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Despite the promises and inflated price tag, biodegradable glitter ends up the same way as old-school glitter — wreaking havoc on aquatic ecosystems.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2019

According to the press release , “Chlorophyll Water has integrated a proprietary organic additive into the bottle mold of their 100% recyclable, BPA-free and non-toxic 20 fluid ounce bottle that accelerates the natural biodegradation of their bottle in biologically active landfills and anaerobic digesters.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 15, 2024

million to develop biodegradable packaging facility appeared first on ImpactAlpha. India, a major plastics polluter, generates nearly 29,000 tons of plastic waste daily. Pakka, a company based in the country’s northern city of. The post Pakka of India raises $29.4

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2025

The new system developed by UT Austin addresses these limitations by leveraging natural, biodegradable materials and reducing energy demand. Traditional sorbents, often crafted from petrochemicals, leave an ecological footprint due to their energy-intensive production and non-biodegradability.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Material design is all about adapting fabrics to perform better and be less impactful to the environment. Technology by Cocona Labs does both.

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Biodegradable Technology 157

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Biobased and biodegradable materials regulatory network Led by: Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association Grant awarded: 474,135 This project will advance regulation and create business growth opportunities for biobased and biodegradable materials.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Kapok is a fiber you may have never heard of, yet it’s commonly used in many products. And now, at least one company has figured out how to turn it into clothing.

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Biodegradable 174

Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 26, 2019

These puffer coats are filled with a fluffy down alternative — wildflowers.

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Biodegradable 180

Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 13, 2020

For this year’s Bangkok Design Week, Thai design firm Plural Designs created the Everlasting Forest Pavilion, a temporary structure built of biodegradable materials that promotes sustainable ideas and products to the public.

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CleanTech Group

APRIL 3, 2024

The post Biodegradable Bioplastics: Decarbonizing a “Throw-Away Economy” Built on Cheap and Durable Plastics appeared first on Cleantech Group. Global Infrastructure that Relies on Plastics The global utilization of plastics in our everyday lives has made it seemingly impossible to imagine life.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Polymer scientists from the University of Groningen have developed a starch-based polymer that makes it possible to create a fully biodegradable soft material for sensors. Lan, Loos, and their colleagues have developed an alternative to these complex polymers: a biodegradable material that decomposes in a matter of weeks to a few months.

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