Researchers at the University of Maryland have created an eco-friendly alternative to Styrofoam using nano-size wood fibers.

UBQ Materials, an Israeli firm, is commercializing technology to convert municipal solid waste into plastics which they say will dramatically change waste management systems throughout the world and make landfills a thing of the past.

Scientists from the University of Vienna have discovered a way of using the manure of cows and elephants in order to sustainably make paper.

Single-use plastics include items such as plastic bags, straws, water bottles, and many forms of food packaging and the European Commission’s Vice-President of the Executive Cabinet, Frans Timmerman, hinted that the EU may soon be banning them.

The European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) is calling for study topics on nanomaterials which address issues or question relevant to nanomaterials currently on the EU market.