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Oyster mushroom fragment in hydrated packaging material. Compostable food packaging – those beige colored forks and spoons, or clamshells...

Learn how Plant Chicago plans to move forward in their new space at the firehouse, including our specific programs (small business,...

This past week, Plant Chicago welcomed sixteen local small businesses to their first Circular Economy (CE) Leaders Network meeting. First...

If you’ve been following our social media, you’ve seen periodic updates of Eva’s SCOBY textile project. Below is her summary, the final...

Introducing Plant Chicago’s newest intern, Eva Durance, who is experimenting with SCOBYs as a means of textile production. For this...

For the month of April, you can support Plant Chicago using Imperfect Produce’s service! Imperfect Produce and Plant Chicago have shared...

With our focus on local, Plant Chicago thinks about circular economies from a unique angle. In 2017, Plant Chicago hosted a portion of...

Plant Chicago has joined voices with over 250 companies, governments, and non-profits to endorse the New Plastics Economy Global...

Plant Chicago is located across the street from a McDonald’s, a former Wal-Mart, and several small restaurants. Wal-Mart has been making...

Post by John Mulrow, PhD Candidate in Civil Engineering at University of Illinois Chicago INTRODUCTION In the last Human v Machine blog...

By Dana Greene, Materials Management Intern As an intern with Plant Chicago, I have been able to work on a variety of unique projects...

Post by John Mulrow, PhD Candidate at University of Illinois Chicago INTRODUCTION Composting is a simple and traditional circular economy...

Help us welcome our new Plant Chicago summer interns! We are excited to have such a diverse group of college and high school students...

This spring/summer Plant Chicago is hosting artist and mycologist Xiili Bassett, assisting in her newest project titled hyphaenate....

Post by Shauhrat Chopra (Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong, formerly a Post-Doctoral Researcher at University of Illinois...

Post by John Mulrow, Civil Engineering PhD Candidate at University of Illinois at Chicago. This post describes a chemistry...

Article by Eva Chancé, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) (This research was led by Eva in partnership with Plant...

Article by Jaycie Weathers and Dr. Nancy E. Landrum, at Loyola University Chicago, summarizing circular economy research, conducted in...