N Brown said the material, ‘Polymax powered by Hydropol’, is a polymer designed to mimic the strength and durability of flexible plastic without leaving behind harmful microplastics. The material will ...

Have your coffee without spilling the milk: researchers have developed a milk capsule that dissolves when placed in a hot drink. Not only does this reduce the consumption of packaging material, the ...

N Brown own brands like JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo will deliver orders in dissolvable packaging from November onwards. Credit: Tupungato/Shutterstock. UK digital retail platform N Brown expects ...

Starbucks sold $180 million in instant coffee last year–and it was in 5th place. Instant coffee, for as tongue-insultingly sickening it is in the face of real coffee (which can be made pretty darn ...

“In the world of instant ramen noodles, there is often more plastic than noodle,” product designer Holly Grounds tells Design Week. Grounds learned the above lesson as a product design student at ...

I’m eyeing the clear packet of hot chocolate–marked confidential & proprietary–I just dropped into a mug of steaming water. As I stir, bits of the plasticlike wrapper float to the top. The cocoa ...