Category: new material

• SHELLWORKS

  

  This company has developed non-plastic and home- compostable alternatives to traditional plastic packaging solutions.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  August 18, 2025

  beauty, biopolymers, Compostable, compostable packaging, Europe, new material, plastic alternative, UK

  beauty, Compostable, compostable materials, shellworks

• NATURLOOP

  

  This company is creating durable biomaterials to replace the use of woods for furniture and the construction industry from coconut husk fibers.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  August 4, 2025

  agricultural waste, Asia, Biodegradable, coconut waste, construction material, Europe, furniture, new material, philippines, switzerland, upcycling

  cocoboard, coconut upcycling, coconut waste, eco-friendly, food, lifestyle, mdfalternative, sustainability, sustainable-living, upcycling, zero waste

• MALAI ECO

  

  This company is creating biomaterials to replace the use of animal leather using bacterial cellulose grown on waste coconut water from the coconut processing industry.  

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  June 10, 2025

  Asia, coconut waste, Compostable, food waste, india, leather alternative, new material, textiles, upcycling

  coconut upcycling, coconut waste, coconut water, eco-friendly, India, kerala, leather alternative, lifestyle, sustainability, sustainable-living, upcycling, zero waste

• CLEMENT PACKAGING

  

  This company creates compostable packaging for consumer products.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  April 11, 2025

  bamboo, california, Compostable, compostable packaging, new material, packaging, plastic-free, USA

  bamboo, new material, plastic alternative

• MYCOWORKS

  

  This company is creating biodegradable leather and other textile alternatives using mycellium mushrooms.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 16, 2025

  california, leather alternative, mushrooms, mycellium, new material, textiles, USA

  Biodegradable, leather alternative, mushrooms, mycellium, new material

• COCOPALLET

  

  This company has created a biodegradable shipping pallet from discarded coconut husks.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 15, 2025

  agricultural waste, coconut waste, Compostable, compostable packaging, Europe, food waste, netherlands, new material, shipping logistics

  Biodegradable, Compostable, Israel, new material, pallet-alternative, pallets, shipping, thermoplastic, wood-pallets

• BALENA

  

  This company has created a bio-compatible repair material that can be used to fix everyday consumable products from clothing to electronics, thereby increasing the life of the consumable product.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  December 18, 2024

  Compostable, fashion, Israel, MIddle East, new material, plastic alternative, shoes, thermoplastic

  Compostable, Israel, new material, thermoplastic

• MI TERRO

  

  This company is creating compostable bioplastics from food waste and other organic waste.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  May 15, 2024

  agricultural waste, biopolymers, california, Compostable, compostable packaging, food waste, new material, packaging, plastic alternative, USA

  agricultural waste, bioplastics, compostable materials, compostable packaging, packaging, plastic alternative

• CRUZ FOAM

  

  This company creates compostable styrofoam made from food waste to replace traditional styrofoam for packaging solutions.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  April 30, 2024

  Biodegradable, california, Compostable, compostable packaging, food waste, new material, seashells, upcycling, USA

  Biodegradable, Compostable, food waste, packaging, seashells

• GAEASTAR

  

  This company designs and makes clay cups to replace single-use cups that can be reused and are ultimately biodegradable.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  April 23, 2024

  Biodegradable, clay, food industry, new material, Re-use, reusable containers for food services, USA

  Biodegradable, clay cups, reusable, service industry, verve