In Denmark, Ørsted’s Board of Directors has taken final investment decision on the FlagshipONE e-methanol project. FlagshipONE will be Ørsted’s first commercial-scale Power-to-X facility. Ørsted also said it has taken full ownership of FlagshipONE by acquiring the remaining 55 % stake in the project from Liquid Wind AB, the original developer of the project. Located […]
In Los Angeles and London, biobased textiles from Lenzing were well-represented on the red carpets for AVATAR: The Way of Water premieres, thanks to an ongoing partnership between the Austrian fiber producer and sustainability advocacy group, RCGD Global. Zoe Saldaña, who stars in the buzzed-about sequel, and Henry Cavill, who is rumored to be in […]
In New York, eco-friendly lifestyle publication Green Matters has published a listicle of sustainable dreidels for greener Hanukkah celebration. Most versions of the spinning holiday toy are made of plastic, but the Green Matters list features plantable dreidels infused with seeds and edible dreidels made of candy. Fair Trade Judaica sells Seed Dreidels that are […]
In Japan, a startup has developed a helmet using scallop waste from a Sarufutsu Village landfill. Together with ad agency TBWA HAKUHODO, Quantum sought to use the bivalves to simultaneously protect noggins and repurpose the 40,000 tons of shell waste the village’s maritime industry generates annually. Previously, the village was able to ship the scallop […]
In London, green finance firm Treecard has launched a debit card made of wood. The company hopes its cards will provide a viable alternative to the mass-produced plastic debit and credit cards that make up the vast majority of category. Treecards supports digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay and feature the chips that […]
In Copenhagen, design firm Natural Material Studio says it has developed a biomaterial gift wrap for noted fashion brand Calvin Klein. In keeping with Calvin Klein’s minimalist style, the wraps are neutral in tone and made from of Natural Material Studio’s own Procel material, which is a combination of protein bioplastic, natural softener and natural […]
In London, sustainability-focused clothing brand Vollebak has begun selling black T-shirts dyed using algae. The company claims it is the first algae-dyed clothing to be available in the color, and that the breakthrough took five years to develop in partnership with Living Ink. The color was achieved by sourcing spirulina waste from food coloring industry […]
In Canada, a research team at University of Saskatchewan has developed a biobased and biodegradable glitter made from cellulose nanoparticles. Dubbed ChiralGlitter, the breakthrough offers an alternative to conventional glitter, which is made using microplastics and metals that persist in the environment. “In modern glitter production, aluminum and polyethylene terephthalate (microplastics) are usually combined to […]
In Scotland, global consulting and engineering company Wood has partnered with CuanTec Ltd. to develop separation facilities that will process shellfish waste to extract chitin, a compostable biopolymer with a wide range of applications in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries. The contract will see Wood provide the front-end engineering design to deliver modifications for […]
In Los Angeles County, the first-ever license for a backyard unicorn includes requirements that the animal be given regular access to rainbows and any glitter used in its upkeep be made from biodegradable materials. The special dispensation was granted to Madeline, a six-year-old girl who has yet to secure a unicorn, but being a good […]
