Category: Furniture, Appliances & Consumer Goods
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Difference between Chinese and EU Sustainable furniture
While the EU Commission and EU Parliament are talking about and regulating sustainability, the Chinese tackle the sustainability issue straightforward.
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Compostable plastic stools; designers are experimenting with biomaterials
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions
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Mickus Projects unveils bioplastic Hedron Pendant chandelier
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions
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This chic furniture is almost entirely biodegradable
This chic furniture is almost entirely biodegradable
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Bioplastic Furniture Collection at Milan Design Week
Bioplastic Furniture Collection at Milan Design Week
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Making furniture with paper machines – VTT and ISKU have created a novel biocomposite chair from cellulose
Making furniture with paper machines – VTT and ISKU have created a novel biocomposite chair from cellulose
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Snøhetta designs compostable hemp light Superdupertube
Snøhetta explores new material for reborn classic with ateljé Lyktan
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Home Compostable iphone case certified by TUV Austria
The World’s First & Only iPhone Case that you can Plant after use from which you can see flowers and plants grow — Honestly, no limits to greenwashing …. a home compostable iphone case that will grow plants. TUV Austria doesn’t have any dignity and will literally certify anything for money? And then you wonder…
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Italian firm’s stunning 3D-printed bioplastic furniture
Medarrch is an Italian design company using eco-materials and new technologies to create sustainable, innovative furniture with high style — Branding furniture as compostable is a bit of a farce
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Appliance Industry Complain to EU Commission about French Climate Law
They highlight the importance of EPS (expanded PS)
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Marico targets 100% recyclable, reusable and compostable packaging by FY25
Marico treads on the path to sustainability; targets 100% recyclable, reusable and compostable packaging by FY25
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The world’s first bio-material toilet is made from wood
Woodio Block toilet wins Design Plus Award 2023 powered by ISH at Frankfurt am Main. 100% waterproof solid wood composite toilet seat, Woodio Block wins Design Plus Award powered by ISH at Frankfurt am Main in March 2023.
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Prowl Studio Develops First Injection-Moulded chair made of PLA and Hemp
Design firm Prowl Studio has proven that bioplastic can be load-bearing with the launch of its mono-material Peel Chair, which is made from corn-derived PLA and hemp fibres, at Milan design week.
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The PEEL Chair is hemp-based, biodegradable and compostable
The chair’s development is inspired by hemp stock, with different parts of the plant being harvested for reuse and PEEL represents an elevated version of the classic stacking chair, marrying utility with responsibility
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KTH Develops New Biodegradable Plastics
Wood-based plastic may enable circular home furnishings and building materials
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Developing Building Supplies from Wood Based Plastic
Highly reinforced and degradable lignocellulose biocomposites by polymerization of new polyester oligomers
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Swedish Restaurant Goes for Biocomposites Furniture
The first recyclable restaurant in Sweden has kelp chairs
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Borealis and REHAU Partner on Circular Furniture
Borealis and REHAU accelerate circularity for furniture products with Bornewables™ premium circular polyolefins
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CJ Cheiljedang and Yuhan Kimberly Partner on PHA Consumer Goods
CJ Cheiljedang ties up with Yuhan Kimberly to develop biodegradable consumer goods — South Korea is at the forefront of waste management. They could give us an ‘objective’ assessment of PHA. Let’s hope the “usual suspects” don’t spoil it. Some EU organisations have lost their credibility in my eyes….
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Ecosac Launches Ecopath Line of Biodegradable Consumer Products
ECOSAC launches Ecopath- A Line of Biodegradable Consumer Products
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Stora Enso and Koskisen Partner on Biobased Furniture Board
A revolutionary bio-based furniture board, joint development by Koskisen and Stora Enso
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3D Printed Bioplastic Table
A stunning collection of sculptural coffee tables skillfully made from 3D printed lightweight foaming bioplastic
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rPET Accoustic Panels
Step by step, PET is becoming the most circular plastic; making the circularity gap with other plastics huge.
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Toys and Furniture Made From Popcorn
Forest scientists at the University of Göttingen are developing bio-based, environmentally friendly material
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NSK Worlds first Bearing Line Up to Feature a Bioplastic Cage
NSK reveals world’s first bearing line-up to feature a bioplastic cage
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Is Compostable Furniture the Future?
Compostable furniture …. or the epitomy of greenwashing
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Canadian Startup Turns CO2 into Shampoo and Furniture
Turning CO2 into shampoo and lawn furniture? U of T startup doing what ‘no one has done before’
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Startup Turns Coffee Grinds into Furniture
Chemical engineering student and inventor says that coffee grinds are bad for the compost and could be used more wisely
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Turning Ocean Plastic into Furniture
Project turns marine litter into furniture for the Marina of Valencia
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Phillips Launches Bioplastic Breakfast Set
The world’s first breakfast set made with 100% Bio-based plastics* from used cooking oil. A better planet starts with a better breakfast
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Beko Launches Eco Friendly Kitchen Appliances
Beko’s eco-friendly kitchen appliances are the perfect new year’s purchase to kickstart a sustainable 2022 starting from home
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Headphones Made with Treva Bioplastic
New thinksound™ headphones are first to market with sustainable materials
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Innomost Receives Funding for Sustainable Consumer Products
Innomost receives €5M in funding to advance its production of natural ingredients from sustainable sources
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Beko Goes Green Appliances
Beko introduces eco-friendly appliances for a healthy planet
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VIOBOND to Replace Fossil with Lignin in Consumer Products
The VIOBOND consortium will replace fossil resources with renewable lignin in everyday consumer products
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Italian Design Furniture Made with Bio-On
The Next Generation of Componibili Is Designed to Dissolve
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Ecofriendly Replacements for 50 Plastic Items
Eco-friendly replacements for 50 plastic items in your life
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Luminescent and Hydrophobic Wood Films
Luminescent and Hydrophobic Wood Films as Optical Lighting Materials
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Chairs from Beer Grain and Pharma Plastic Waste
Mater designs stools made with leftover grain from beer and plastic insulin pens
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PLA Furniture in South Korea
For South Korean artist Ryu Jong-dae, it’s important that his works not only push the envelope of modern design, but also explore environmentally friendly choices.
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New Ocean Plastic Chair
Polywood is looking to the seas to source recyclable plastics for the launch of its new Ocean chair.
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First Compostable Dry Erase Marker
Cal McAllister was a long way from work and any whiteboards when inspiration struck. Vacationing in Thailand with his family, he was excited to show his little girls the beautiful beaches. Instead they got a lesson in the pervasive nature of single-use plastic.
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Braskem and Tramontina Launch Chairs Made From Post-Consumer Resin
Partnership between the Brazilian companies turns out one more line of sustainable products that contribute to the return of plastic to a new cycle.
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Tooth, the Toothbrush Made From Recycled and Biodegradable Materials
As ubiquitous as morning coffee is the practice of brushing your teeth. We know you’re conscientious about water consumption by turning off the faucet while you brush, but there’s that seldom-discussed issue of toothbrush waste, mostly plastic, that equates to around 1,000,000,000 toothbrushes heading to the landfill annually, and that’s just in the United States.
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Lighting Made From Tobacco, Hemp and Brewing Waste
High Society Studio is based in South-Tyrol, Italy, with a focus on creating plant-based lighting by upcycling waste products such as hemp, tobacco, pomace (solid remains of wine production), beer brewing remains, and coffee silver skin.
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Sustainable Monolithic Plant Pots Made From Hemp
Yasmin Bawa uses hemp to create sustainable monolithic plant pots.
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Spar Austria Launches Bioplastic Toothbrush Under Private Label
Retail major Spar has launched an organic bioplastic toothbrush in Austria under its private label Beauty Kiss.
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Panasonic Goes Bioplastics
High production costs a concern in shift away from petroleum-based plastics.
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Headphones From Bioplastics, Fungus and Yeast
Fungus, yeast-based bioplastic and other materials grown by microbes have been used to make the Korvaa headphones, designed by Finnish studio Aivan in collaboration with scientists.
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First 3D Printed Bathtub in Bioplastics
The bathtub is named Sessilia and it’s the first 3D printed bathtub in one piece.
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Biodegradable Food Trays for Woodland Students Won’t be Cheap
The trays would cost around $32,000 more per year
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US Surfer and Activist Launch first 100% Biodegradable Cooler
“Single-use products, like plastic bottles and Styrofoam coolers, should not exist anymore. I’m proud to represent a real game changer.”
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Bio-On and Kartell Launch Furniture Made From Revolutionary Bio-Material
PRESS RELEASE – Kartell presents world’s first furniture made from revolutionary bio-on biomaterial at salone del mobile 2019. “Fully sustainable” edition of modular unit presented at Salone del Mobile already available to buy.
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Forbes Magazine Covers Bioplastics Outdoor Accessories
Light My Fire of Sweden (LMF) specializes in versatile, innovative outdoor accessories useful for making fires, storing food and drink and eating meals, whether on family picnics or in the wilderness.
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Samsung Goes Bioplastics
Your next Samsung phone could come in recycled and bio-based paper and plastic wrapping.
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Bio-On Will Pioneer Bioplastics in Electronic Sector
PRESS RELEASE – ELOXEL is born (organic electronics for electronics) the new company created by Bio-on to exploit the patents destined to revolutionize the world of electronics through the use of bioplastics. The aim is to enable designers to create sustainable products and revolutionary applications.
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Lamps Made From Bioplastics
Many high-end lamps with thin elegant forms are made of metal. But a new lighting series from the London-based design studio Industrial Facility is composed of a bioplastic derived from castor oil.
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Bioplastics in Audio Applications
Eastman Chemical develops bioplastics that may be used in audio and acoustic applications.
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Bioplastics Plant Pots Now Available
500 million plastic plant pots are used every year in the UK. British gardener have an average of 39 plastic plant pots.
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Another Bioplastics Toothbrush
Tepe launches bioplastic toothbrushes made from sugar cane and castor oil.
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Bioplastics Makes it to the London Design Festival
During London Design Festival 2018, crafting plastics! studio presented ‘Feel Free To Consume’ ready-to-wear products and objects made from Nuatan – a bioplastic material.
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Apple iPhone Goes Bioplastics
Apple’s newest iPhones, iPhone XS, uses cover glass that’s 32 percent bio-based plastic.
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Bioplastics Toothbrush
Germans bring bioplastics toothbrush on the market under the brand Biobrush.
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Stora Enso Launches Bioplastics Kitchen Utensils
Stora Enso brings a new range of bioplastics kitchen utensils to the market produced with their DuraSense biocomposites.
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Neste is Becoming a Major Bioplastics Producer
Neste will disrupt the plastics Industry.
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Bioplastics made from Hair
A graduate student from Kingston School of Art created a chair with hair and PLA.
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Ikea and Neste Go Bioplastics
This is major news. Swedish home Furniture Giant IKEA and NESTE bind forces to revolutionise the home furniture market.
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NESTE and IKEA Take Leadership in Bio-based Home Furniture
NESTE and IKEA join forces to industrialize and lead the trend of renewable bio-based materials for home furnishing plastic products.
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