Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, although most people would agree there is beauty in nature. Artist and textile designer Yi Hsuan Sung has taken that common view of natural beauty and used it to create a varied line of products for the home.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Material design is all about adapting fabrics to perform better and be less impactful to the environment. Technology by Cocona Labs does both.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Kapok is a fiber you may have never heard of, yet it’s commonly used in many products. And now, at least one company has figured out how to turn it into clothing.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 25, 2021

How many tubes of toothpaste do you think you've used and tossed in your life?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Environmentalists say straws are harmful, and the argument makes a lot of sense. But as an iconic beverage accessory, many people don't know how to live without straws. Thanks to Phade, they don't have to.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

What if you could buy clothes and shoes the same way that we buy milk? There's no doubt fashion can.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Bacardi is bringing some good cheer to this rough year.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Light bulbs and lamp shades go together like peanut butter and jelly so when Plumen had an idea for a natural looking shade, they turned to designer Luke Deering with very specific goals in mind: make it elegant and make it sustainable. The Hive shade is the result of a vision to use biomorphic design to make a shade look like a natural honeycomb.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Bruvi looks like many other single-serve coffee pod systems; however, the pod that goes into the machine is very different.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 12, 2020

From phone cases to a new line of soaps, Pela offers products for a zero-waste lifestyle.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION? In the world of business, sustainability innovation can be defined as the process of evolving old business models and creating new ventures that realize economic value and generate positive environmental and social impacts simultaneously. HOW IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION DRIVING THE GREEN ECONOMY?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 16, 2020

Did you know that 128 million tons of milk are wasted every year?

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2020

Wild claims that its new deodorant line, which comes in a range of scents including coconut, rose, mint, and orange, is the first to be both 100 per cent compostable and biodegradable.

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Forbes Green Tech

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The company's first product is the first certified flushable and biodegradable sanitary pad. Planera is a personal hygiene brand on a mission to prove that we don't need to compromise in order to achieve sustainability in our everyday lives.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Find out how banana leaves can be transformed into a sturdy, durable alternative to single-use plastic.

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Climate-KIC

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The innovative fabric—called Amni Soul Eco—is the world’s first biodegradable polyamide 6.6 The post Is biodegradable clothing the future of fashion? Philadelphia-based brand Aqua Vida sells workout wear that’s 100 per cent recyclable, and will take under three years to decompose in an anaerobic landfill or compost heap.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MARCH 15, 2021

With the National Plastic Plan, Australia aims to address challenges with biodegradable, recyclable and compostable plastics.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Despite the promises and inflated price tag, biodegradable glitter ends up the same way as old-school glitter — wreaking havoc on aquatic ecosystems.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 16, 2020

LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology to turn a portion of that food waste into sustainable fibers for biodegradable T-shirts. Using technology that re-engineers milk proteins, the company has invented a completely unique process that finds an innovative use for food waste and uses 60% less water than an organic cotton shirt.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 26, 2024

Innovations within this field focus on diminishing environmental impact while either maintaining or improving performance across numerous industrial domains, such as construction, mining, and marine industries.   In contrast, the cleanup of biodegradable fluids often requires fewer resources and less invasive techniques.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2021

Students have designed and built a 70-foot-long lightweight wooden canopy equipped with interactive 3D-printed biodegradable light fixtures on the Castell Building in the heart of Calgary's downtown.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 26, 2019

These puffer coats are filled with a fluffy down alternative — wildflowers.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 13, 2020

For this year’s Bangkok Design Week, Thai design firm Plural Designs created the Everlasting Forest Pavilion, a temporary structure built of biodegradable materials that promotes sustainable ideas and products to the public.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As ubiquitous as morning coffee is the practice of brushing your teeth.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The latest culprit: Bacardi unveiled a bioplastic bottle that can biodegrade in compost systems, freshwater and oceans in 18 months. With limited global composting infrastructure, the likelihood that a theoretically biodegradable bottle will be composted in practice is low. Respectfully, I’m calling it B.S. . Featured Column.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

It uses an innovative polymer, Hydropol, instead of conventional plastic. Furthermore, if unintentionally released into the natural environment, Hydropol – which is non-toxic and marine safe – will dissolve and subsequently biodegrade. It is already being used in products such as reusable, heat sealable paper mailing bags.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The result is a fully biodegradable material that can be used in coats, comforters and other products. Because it is made from natural materials, it is also biodegradable. More: PANGAIA presents FLWRDWN, a down alternative made from biodegradable wildflowers. PANGAIA Images via PANGAIA. PANGAIA Images via PANGAIA.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

Our glue is ethically sourced, has end-of-life biodegradability and has properties suited to replacing traditional formaldehyde adhesives,” says Callum Smith, one of the founders of the firm behind it, BindEthics , and also a student at the University of Birmingham. The new adhesive is claimed to be sustainable and non-toxic.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 26, 2019

Cheer Prokect is a 100 percent bio-based and biodegradable material made from pine needles that can be incorporated into a variety of products.

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CleanTech Group

APRIL 27, 2021

Find insight on recent innovation developments here. Agriculture & Food Hazel Technologies, developer of biodegradable capsules. Looking for the latest information on cleantech deals?

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Related: Startup creates compostable, single-serve coffee bags for your busy mornings Bruvi is also an innovative product meant to cater to all types of caffeine-lovers. Discover Bruvi, a single-serve coffee machine with biodegradable pods. It’s also the world’s first single-serve system to produce cold brew.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Unlike the 98 percent of toothbrushes that are not biodegradable, the Tooth replacement heads will break down. The bristles are made from Nylon 4; both products are 100 percent biodegradable. Tooth: the eco-friendly toothbrush made from recycled and biodegradable materials. Shipments are expected for April 2020.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

The declaration tucks into the Exponential Roadmap Initiative , which appeals to "innovators, transformers and disrupters" aligning their business with the Paris Agreement aspiration of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 VMware has long viewed sustainability as core to its long-term innovation strategy.

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Climate-KIC

AUGUST 10, 2017

And, how have Dutch students grown a biodegradable car? This, and more, in the week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories. The post This week’s ten biggest climate innovation stories — 10 August appeared first on Climate-KIC. Could artificial reefs unlock the ‘final frontier’ of renewable energy?

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

One organization, called Banana Leaf Technology, is helping to address the stark reality by proposing banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic. Technology uses banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic. The license will be granted for lifetime to operate worldwide.”

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Research shows that having a diverse workforce not only drives innovation and market growth , but also underscores the significant risks of perpetuating inequities when people of color are left out of creating the products and services we all use. . I caught up with her recently to talk about technology innovation and environmental education.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And, as more innovative packaging materials gain popularity in food manufacturing, it’s vital that we evaluate these relatively new materials’ safety rigorously. These materials, often derived from renewable sources or boasting biodegradable properties, have ushered in an era of eco-conscious packaging.

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