Read the full story from FoodBev Media. Researchers in Australia have discovered a way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that they say
Category: Materials science
Jose Cuervo creates sustainable drinking straws from agave fibres
Read the full story at FoodBev Media. Jose Cuervo has used fibrous material left over from the tequila-making process to develop a sustainable alternative to
Ford is using discarded McDonald’s coffee beans to build car parts
Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. McDonald’s coffee bean remnants are getting a second purpose in life in the form of car parts.
Marine-Friendly Materials Gaining Traction As Plastic Ocean Pollution Controversy Washes Ashore
Read the full story at JD Supra. Movements are afoot to create natural, alternative materials to plastic which are being incorporated into many different products
Sustaining roads with grape and agricultural waste
Read the full story from Washington State University. The US spends $5 billion a year to repair damages to road infrastructure from winter snow and
Scientists devise catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel
Read the full story from Argonne National Laboratory. The concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is steadily increasing, and many scientists believe that it
