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Nespresso and Keurig are launching plant and paper-based compostable coffee pods as billions of dollars spent on single-brew machines lead to big waste problem.

Nespresso and Keurig are launching plant and paper-based compostable coffee pods as billions of dollars spent on single-brew machines lead to big waste problem.

Biophilica has debuted Treekind, a leather alternative made from leaves, while Circ and Pyratex partner to meet growing demand for textile recycling.

PlantSwitch founders 29-year-old Dillon Baxter and 26-year-old Maxime Blandin are on a roll, having secured $19.5M as of late November to advance their carbon-negative technology that makes biopolymers from agricultural waste.

PlantSwitch founders 29-year-old Dillon Baxter and Maxime Blandin advance their carbon-negative technology that makes biopolymers from agricultural waste.

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From eating utensils and straws to coffee pods and jars, most of us use plastic products daily.

PlantSwitch is replacing traditional petroleum-based plastics with compostable plastics made from plants.

The company is busy settling into their new digs in Sanford. A recent $7.6 million bridge round of financing covered most of the costs for their new plant, which will also be the home to a research & development facility and the company's new headquarters.

From eating utensils to coffee pods, many of us use plastic products daily. PlantSwitch has a mission to make these items more sustainable by replacing traditional petroleum-based plastics with compostable plastics made from plants. The bioplastics company, which was previously based in Dallas, recently moved its headquarters to Sanford, where it also opened a manufacturing facility. The facility will turn at least 30 million pounds of agricultural waste into 50 million pounds of bioplastic pel...