Compostable materials
Nothing wants to revolutionise the takeaway paper cup
Natural Material Studio crafts lighting from leftover seaweed at Sticks n Sushi restaurant
How to make cob a mainstream building material
Waste earth forms walls of cob classroom in King’s Cross
Are we on the verge of a cob comeback?
Zeya unveils diffuser with changeable “scent cards” made of cellulose
Glastonbury’s Hayes Pavilion “pushes the boundaries” of what bioplastic can do
Vivobarefoot unveils “scan-to-print-to-soil” compostable trainers
GoneShells is an edible juice bottle peeled like fruit
Olive pits form modular Nontalo kids’ stool by Eneris Collective
Olaniyi Studio creates “living” footwear designed to decay
Studio Lionne van Deursen exhibits material created by microorganisms at Milan Design Week
Heliograf launches plastic-free alternative to single-use soy sauce fish
Carbon Cell makes plastic-free alternative to polystyrene
Cob not just “a hobbit house” material says researcher developing modern version
Cob can be “a mainstream building material once again” say Cella
Gob creates single-use mycelium earplugs designed to “feed the soil” after use
Manufactura and BioMatters create 3D-printing composite from discarded lobster shells
Mitsubishi Jisho Design creates food-waste teahouse in Venice
Prowl Studio develops “first injection-moulded chair that can be composted”
Evolution Music creates “ecologically sound” bioplastic 12-inch vinyl featuring artists Beatie Wolfe and Michael Stipe
Great Wrap is a clingfilm alternative made from waste potato peels
Notpla is a biodegradable material designed “to make packaging disappear”
