Loliware: (Dis)Solving Our Disposable Cup Problem

Loliware founders Leigh Ann Tucker and Chelsea Briganti

“Loliware was born because, as designers, we wanted to have fun getting super-creative with a material, but we have a bigger vision that Loliware will replace a percentage of the plastic cups destined for the landfill.”

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Biodegradable Plastics: Plant Symbol Chosen As Icon

As covered Tiffany Hsu in the LA Times Greenblog, more than 1,500 designers submitted entries into a contest seeking an icon to represent plastics created using potatoes, corn, wheat, tapioca, sugar, algae and other natural materials.

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