The plant-based plastic will see first use in the plant elements of Lego sets.
One supermarket in Thailand has made waves online for using banana leaves to package its vegetable produce.
American researchers have created a low-cost textile made of a plastic base that could cool the body when woven into clothing.
“You are eating what you are throwing.”
The news comes amid a global movement against food waste and water shortages, and bans on plastic straws and plastic bags.
Companies, reacting to the column on the not-so-biodegradable plastic (Oct. 9), have written claiming they have the “real thing”—plastic that truly disintegrates and will not be an environmental problem.
German lawmakers approved legislation Thursday banning disposable plastic products such as straws, cutlery, and cotton buds that are polluting the...
Trust fashion to surprise and innovate. Wearing plastic is nothing new in the industry, but given the push to adopt an eco-friendly approach, more and more brands are turning to fabrics made of plastic bottles and other trash to create products.
Rosa Ferrigno's new suit takes recycling to an extreme — she knitted it from more than 300 plastic grocery bags.