Name: Notpla: The future of edible seaweed packaging and the end of plastics
Uploaded: 2022-01-21T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 11 min 23 s
Description: As plastic-restricting legislation comes into force across the globe, seaweed-based packaging manufacturer Notpla says algae can replace fossil fuel-based materials for most applications. PackagingInsights sits down with the startup’s co-founder and co-CEO Pierre Paslier to discuss the benefits and challenges of using seaweed as packaging.

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Notpla: The future of edible seaweed packaging and the end of plastics

21 Jan 2022 | Notpla

As plastic-restricting legislation comes into force across the globe, seaweed-based packaging manufacturer Notpla says algae can replace fossil fuel-based materials for most applications. PackagingInsights sits down with the startup’s co-founder and co-CEO Pierre Paslier to discuss the benefits and challenges of using seaweed as packaging.

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