Category "Material"

Students from Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Italy developed a cone to hold French fries made from potato peels, while the start-up Chip[s] Board developed an MDF-like board material made from peel waste.

Brighton-based design studio Gomi has created a portable bluetooth speaker using plastic waste that is deemed non-recyclable by local councils in the UK.

Central Saint Martins graduate Ying Wang has recreated a traditional tea ceremony ritual that uses milk and vinegar to produce an alternative to single-use plastic.

A new, fossil-free bioplastic is emerging. According to lab experiments, it is more durable than both regular plastic and other bioplastics, and is potentially better suited for recycling.

Valdís Steinarsdóttir uses animal hides to create a plastic-like material which can then be used to package meat products from the same animal.

Biotech start-up Mycotech developed a leather-like material made from mycelium, which they used to develop a watch, wallet and traveller’s journal.

Four designers from London's Royal College of Art aim to find the value in "waste" by recycling toxic red mud residue into a series of terracotta-hued cups, bowls and teapots.

German company Leaf Republic has developed beautiful disposable tableware made from nothing but leaves.

A San Francisco-based footwear startup has launched a flip flop with a sustainable sole made from sugar cane.

A finnish company uses renewable wood-based bioplastics in gable-top paperboards for milk, yoghurt and cooking products.