Filipino alt-meat brand Unmeat launches in the US
Unmeat’s range includes plant-based burgers, nuggets, sausage, and ground meat.
Made without beans: Could lab-grown coffee solve the global coffee shortage?
These are just several reasons why businesses shouldn’t rely on growing coffee alone, and lab-grown sustainable coffee might be the viable alternative in the future.
US inventor’s Yowel system reduces paper-towel waste
Globally, 254 million tonnes of used paper towels are dumped annually.
Pea-based alt-milk maker Ripple Foods raises $60 million in fresh funding
Using peas instead of nuts and oats like other alt-milk brands results in healthier products with less sugar and fat.
Why menstrual cups are a cheaper, more sustainable option to tampons or pads
Every year in America, women spend at least US$2.8 billion on sanitary pads and tampons that can take hundreds of years to decompose.
Scientists transform sewer gas to clean energy
According to the study, the process uses little energy and cheap material, with only the chemical iron sulphide with a trace amount of molybdenum as an additive.
For rent: Shirts and suits made from recycled plastic bottles and coffee grounds
Silicon Valley-based menswear rental subscription company Taelor has partnered with UK company Tranzend which makes sharp shirts and suits made from recycled items.
World’s largest integrated solar-powered battery storage project comes online
Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage project can provide clean energy to more than 158,000 homes.
Air Zoom Alphafly Next Nature is Nike’s most sustainably-minded performance shoe
As part of its ‘Move to Zero’ initiative, Nike Air Zoom Alphafly Next Nature advanced the recycled content by weight at least 50 per cent.
Bespoke kicks designer Ceeze repurposes leftover uppers into crossbody bags
Range features two different Air Jordan 1 uppers on the bags front face, accented with scrap suede and napa leather, all sustainably sourced.
Hush Puppies’ The Good Shoe: its most sustainable range yet
New collection is 100-per-cent sustainably produced using recycled Flyknit, a recycled post-consumer plastic turned into knit.
Repurposed denim used in Naomi Osaka x Levi’s sustainable drop
‘The people’s champion’ of tennis has given Levi’s a whole new look with a sustainable four-piece denim collection.
Researchers discover viable alternative to aluminium foil crisp, coffee packets
A researcher in the UK has discovered a new, recyclable coating to replace the type of “metallised” packaging that blocks out oxygen.
Research shows how to cost-effectively cut carbon emissions from building materials
Engineers, architects and policymakers can reduce this upfront carbon impact at low to no additional capital cost.
Allbirds launches activewear for carbon-conscious workouts
New Zealand-founded company expands into activewear made from natural materials: Eucalyptus tree fibre and Merino Wool.