Scientists Engineered a Bacteria to Eat Plastic Bottles and Transforming Them into Useful Liquids
The E. coli can upcycle discarded PET into adipic acid, widely relied on in cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and fragrance industries.
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These Comfy T-Shirts Made From Wood and Algae Can Be Composted Once You're Done With It
Not only are these shirts sustainably sourced from wood pulp, their closed-loop manufacturing process reuses 99% of their water and production materials.
Determined Teen Siblings Who've Turned 15,000 Pounds of Food Waste into Compost Awarded Thousands to Continue
This dynamic young duo has saved thousands of pounds of food waste from ending up in landfills – and soon they'll be saving even more.
Prawns into Plastic: Ingenious Australian Teen Turns Shrimp Shells into Biodegradable Plastic Wrap
After noticing prawn shells look like plastic, an Australian teen created a biodegradable plastic film from shrimp casings that can be composted in 30 days.
Starbucks and McDonald's Aim to Replace 250 Billion Paper Coffee Cups with Recyclable Alternatives
NextGen Cup, led by Starbucks and McDonald's, launched a pilot program to create a green alternative to the 250 billion discard paper coffee cups.
The World's First Disposable Diaper Company That Collects The Dirty Ones For Composting
Dyper, maker of biodegradable disposable bamboo diapers, now offers a composting service that lets you ship off your baby's diapers in a box for recycling.
Forget the 'Best By' Date; This Compostable Bioplastic Packaging Changes Color When the Food Goes Bad
A San Francisco startup has developed a compostable, bioplastic food packaging material that changes color when it senses the food has gone bad.
Rather Than Shredding Food Scraps With Your Garbage Disposal, This Device Collects It All for Composting
The ingenious and easy-to-install device allows homeowners to flush all of their food scraps down the drain for composting, rather than the trash.
These Scientists Are Fighting Ocean Plastic With Biodegradable Flip Flops Made From Algae
Biologists and chemical engineers at UC San Diego have made biodegradeable flip flops from algae that need only 16 weeks to decompose.
BeyondPlastic Awards For Innovative Packaging: Bags that Melt When Boiled and Sustainable Toothpaste Tube
Beyondplastic.net announced it's BEYONDPLASTIC Award winners, with prizes going to solutions for plastic packaging, including Coolpaste, and Item Bag 2.0
How and Why to Start a Compost Pile at Home - The Benefits of 'Black Gold'
Composting your food scraps isn't just good for the environment - it's good for your garden - and it's easy to start if you follow these tips.
These Edible Straws Harness Nature to Replace Single-Use Plastic and Help Local Farmers
Harnessing nature to replace single-use plastics, Equo Straws are 100% biodegradable and come in 4 natural flavors sourced from local farming communities.
64% of Americans Have Experienced Transformative 'Eco Wake-Up Calls' During COVID Crisis
Since the novel coronavirus outbreaks have forced Americans to reexamine their habits at home, people are becoming increasingly more eco-conscious.
IKEA's New Cookbook Puts Kitchen Scraps to Good Use With 50 Recipes From Top Chefs
Containing composting tips, preparation methods, and 50 recipes from 10 super chefs, IKEA's SCRAPSBOOK teaches how to reuse kitchen scraps.
Enzyme Discovered in a Cemetery's Compost Heap Can Break Down PET Plastic in Record Time
PET plastic bottles, food containers, and lightweight wrap for packaging have become a problem if they're not recycled—but scientists searching through compost piles have discovered an enzyme that degrades the plastic in record time. The enzyme PHL7, which the German researchers found in a compost heap in Leipzig, could make bio-PET recycling possible much faster […]
Hundreds of US Cities Composting Their Food Waste Helps Farmers and Cuts Tons of Emissions
Over 200 US cities are recycling their food waste, cutting tons of methane emissions while giving farms compost to grow food with less water.
Reebok's Next Shoe Will Be Made From Corn
These slick new kicks will be the first pair of shoes made entirely out of compostable plant-based materials.
He Has Created a Single-Use Bottle That Fully Decomposes in 3 Weeks, and All Profits to Charity
Not only is the bottle sustainably made out of biodegradable materials, but 100% of the profits generated by the water sales will be donated to Water For Africa.
Supermarket Praised for Replacing Plastic Produce Packaging With Banana Leaves
Rather than using wasteful single-use plastic, this supermarket branch has started packaging up their produce with handsome banana leaves.
PepsiCo Unveils World's First 100% Renewable Food-Based PET Bottle
PepsiCo this week unveiled the world's first PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based, fully renewable resources, enabling the company to manufacture a beverage container with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
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