Plastic bags are a global problem. Annually, some one trillion of them are used around the world, and fewer than 5 percent are actually recycled. This means a massive buildup of waste, litter, and ...

TômTex, the company behind the innovative biomaterial made out of shrimp shells, has secured $4.15 million in funding. According to JustStyle, the fundraising for the Brooklyn-based startup has come ...

There are over 820,000 metric tons of waste, or 'residual,' shrimp material currently available across the 10 biggest shrimp-producing nations for processors to turn into a suite of products, from low ...

Inside a 4,000-square-foot laboratory at the heart of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a group of scientists are demonstrating how to make wearable shrimp shells. It all starts with mixing chitosan – a ...

Researchers at the University of Sharjah have developed a sustainable method to turn discarded shrimp waste into activated carbon that efficiently absorbs CO 2. Image Credit: Michele Ursi/Shutterstock ...