Read the full story at Sustainable Brands. Conservation X Labs’ $650,000 challenge aims to “harness planetary genius” to create solutions to replace plastic in textiles
Category: Materials science
Carrot cement: How root vegetables and ash could make concrete more sustainable
Read the full story in Horizon. Concrete has become our building material of choice for countless structures such as bridges, towers and dams. But it
How to turn plastic waste in your recycle bin into profit
by Joshua M. Pearce (Michigan Technological University) People will recycle if they can make money doing so. In places where cash is offered for cans
A sweet solution to plastics pollution
Read the full story from Northeastern University. When Hongli (Julie) Zhu first came to the United States in 2007, she was surprised by the prevalence
L’Oréal to launch plastic bottle made from captured carbon by 2024
Read the full story at Cosmetic Design. L’Oréal has created a sustainable cosmetics bottle made with polyethylene from captured and recycled carbon emissions that it
Sustainable beehive made from mushroom-based materials
Read the full story at Springwise. A beehive made partly from mycelium has won a national Dyson Award for its focus on sustainability.