Ocean Plastic

PLASTIX Creates New Material from Used Maritime Gear

Where many of us see a used fishing net, Hans Axel Kristensen sees potential. Eight years ago, the CEO and co-founder of PLASTIX found an opening in a market that had little incentive to recycle.

Materials

Thinking Outside the Box: Turning Methane into Biodegradable Plastic

After completing her Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering in 2009 at Stanford University, Molly Morse harnessed her research on the production of PHA (polyhydroxy alkanoate) biopolymers from methane — and its biodegradation — and shaped it into a start-up business in 2010.