The protein keratin, the principle ingredient of wool and feathers, can be repurposed as strong, flexible plastic.

Perotto and colleagues took advantage of the thiol groups on the cysteine amino acids in keratin. They thought they could ...

Sustainable, regenerative and good for the economy – fashion designer Liz Mitchell talks about why we should be buying and using more wool. Video / Dean Purcell Wool is in the fight of its life ...

Plastic packaging can have substantially smaller environmental impacts—including 70% lower greenhouse gas emissions—compared to other packaging materials, according to a new study. The findings ...

Tetra Pak has become the first company in India’s food and beverage packaging industry to integrate certified recycled polymers into their packaging. The company’s new carton packages, to be ...

Emotions run high as Christine Berry steps inside Kangaroo Island's new wool mill; the pride on her face is unmistakable. For the first time, fashion and farming have come together on the island.

Kevin De Bruyne will have to reassess his plans after Pep Guardiola suggested he wasn’t durable enough to keep up with the demands of modern football. De Bruyne has been at Manchester City since ...

The nominations deadline for the inaugural Women in Packaging Excellence Awards is closing today. The Women in Packaging Excellence Awards is a first-of-its-kind initiative in the UK market to honour ...

In experiments on rats, researchers in China have found evidence that drinking water exposed to the various chemical additives that seep from heated plastic packaging causes changes to the body, ...

Disappointed with the lack of plastic-free alternatives for consumers the couple got in touch with a packaging company in Queensland that came up with a compostable, recyclable design.