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 ...

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.

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.