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Heimplanet celebrates 9 years of innovative inflatable tents

AGreenLiving

The company first released a line of inflatable tents in 2011; now, with summer 2020 approaching, Heimplanet is reminding outdoor enthusiasts that there has never been a better time to go camping. For almost a decade, Heimplanet has offered adventure-seekers an option for quick and easy tent set up in a variety of environments.

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Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.

Grist

Although scientists have known about the existence of plastic-eating enzymes for years — and Marty says Carbios has been working on enzymatic recycling technology since its founding in 2011 — a discovery made six years ago outside a bottle-recycling factory in Sakai, Japan helped to energize the field.