So we know what the heck is going on with plastics.
From The Strategist… Jungmaven’s a brand that’s been repeatedly recommended to me in my reporting on wardrobe basics. Its tanks and tees are praised partly because they’re made with hemp, a more sustainable and durable natural fiber than cotton. While the brand offers options with different variations of hemp-and-cotton mixtures, Avila says her favorite has…
American farmers are promised a new cash crop with an annual value of several hundred million dollars, all because a machine has been invented which solves a problem more than 6,000 years old. It is hemp, a crop that will not compete with other American products. Instead, it will displace imports of raw material and…
This is an exciting development! Decortication is the process of separating hemp hurd (softer, inner part of stems) from bast, the tougher, more fiberous material. The process of decortication separates the two. In the past, one had to find a decortication facility, which might be 100s of miles away. Now, Latvian Kristaps Eglitis has created…
As the world seeks sustainable alternatives to fossil-fuel-based plastics, bioplastics have emerged as a promising solution. The migration to bioplastics, however, reveals stark contrasts between the United States and Europe in terms of regulatory frameworks, market dynamics, and consumer behavior. Regulatory Leadership Europe has established itself as a global leader in bioplastics adoption, thanks to…
Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world’s first treaty aimed at ending the problem. Countries will have a week in South Korea’s Busan from Monday to round off two years of negotiations. They remain deeply divided on whether…
Sumptuously textured, carbon negative and just a bit more expensive, hempcrete is being increasingly used in eco-friendly building Michael Leung first came across hempcrete after a family tragedy. When his father-in-law died from asbestos-related mesothelioma, Leung, an architect, swore off using toxic materials in building. “When you go on a healthy building journey, inevitably you…
Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research shows. Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One. Tiny plastic pieces have spread all over the planet – on land, in the…
Hemp leaf extract rich in CBD was recently shown in a study to kill both species of yellow fever mosquito in their larval phase, including one that had developed insecticide resistance. The study demonstrates yet again how many different things hemp products can be used for, but unlike anything discovered so far, use as an…