Author: Natasha Pádua
Coffee with cannabis legalized in Brazil? That’s almost it…
Coffee with cannabis in Brazil? Calm down, we're not there yet, but we're close... at least in terms of smell. Want to know how this is possible? Come [...]
3 creative beer upcycling initiatives and 1 to avoid
Are all upcycling initiatives equally valid? I've received this question several times along my food upcycling journey. My answer is: no, it's not bec [...]
Upcycled coffee pods or a future without them?
Upcycling is great for dealing with unavoidable waste, but we always need to think: can this waste be avoided?
40,000 new coffee capsules are p [...]
No more waste! Meet these biodegradable coffee pods
Is it necessary to give up on the convenience of coffee pods and return to the past? No! There are biodegradable coffee capsules compatible with the m [...]
How Petropolis group profited from upcycling R$ 24.5 million
Was it a miracle? Did you find a golden mine? Of course not, the group profited from upcycling because they invested in study, mentality change and re [...]
Innovation with tilapia: a world of new products
If you thought that tilapia was just the fish fillet for your dinner, you're wrong. Fish is versatile and there is a lot of innovation with tilapia.
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Sake? No! It’s Sachi, the tofu whey wine
Sachi, the world's first soy alcoholic beverage, is a tofu whey wine. It has half the calories of regular grape wine and is rich in isoflavones.
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Upcycle, shrinkflation and plant based…it’s all in the dictionary!
This month Merriam-Webster dictionary added 370 new terms to its vocabulary. This helps us understand the world through words.
They are from the te [...]
Not all glass is the same, this one is made from mussel shells
Glass is a material that everyone knows. How to make it more sustainable? One answer comes from an unlikely material: mussel shells.
Glass is on the [...]
Where do cigarette butts go? Into the bricks!
Did you know that cigarette butts can take years to decompose in nature and still release heavy metals that end up infiltrating the soil and waterways [...]