Technology
Eat your packaging: greening the food chain with edibles
In 2022, biodegradable packaging materials accounted for around 9% of the global packaging market. A niche sub-segment within biodegradable packaging are edibles, whose materials are made from organic materials.
Say goodbye to soggy straws and hello to starchy ones
Many companies have turned to plastic alternatives to fabricate straws that comply with new laws and regulations to reduce plastic waste. But so far, most options either end up breaking down in a drink, like paper straws which are unsuitable…
World’s largest mass microalgae biomass production facility to open in April
The world’s largest mass microalgae biomass production facility, Chitose Carbon Capture Central (C4), which utilizes flat-panel photo-bioreactor technology, will open in April this year.
Using kudzu to make biodegradable food packaging
Sneh Bangar, a postdoctoral researcher from Clemson University, believes she has found a way to use pearl millet starch and abundant kudzu vines to reduce the roughly 400 million tons of plastic waste produced on Earth each year.
Agro-Waste startups tackle India’s plastic waste and smog
India is one of the top food producers in the world, up there with other global breadbaskets like China, the US and Brazil.
Majority launches TruBiob biodegradable wireless earbuds
British audio company, Majority has announced a pair of biodegradable true wireless earbuds. Founded in Cambridge, in 2012, the company produces sustainable audio products, including soundbars, speakers, radios and earbuds.