An curved arrow pointing right. A California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed. The company sources raw materials from seaweed farms, which can provide ...

Seaweed absorbs rare minerals and elements from seawater as it grows. A new initiative from Blue Evolution, called Orca ...

An curved arrow pointing right. From a pile of seaweed to a packet of soy sauce. The London startup Notpla has created a plastic alternative from seaweed that's biodegradable — and even edible.

To create new forms of food packaging to replace the unsustainable designs upon which modern life seems to depend: single-use plastic ... and agar—a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed.

It is estimated that almost 13 million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans every year. Plantsea, on Anglesey, aims to produce seaweed-based materials which are both biodegradable and compostable.