The seaweed coating, designed for home composting bins, is considerably more expensive than the plastic coating now used on most takeout boxes made of paper. But Mr. Paslier is looking to the future.

In the world of climate solutions, seaweed has been making waves. From sea-veggie burgers and methane-reducing cattle feed to textiles and dyes, seaweed — the predecessor of all land plants, and ...

A California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed. The company sources raw materials from seaweed farms, which can provide habitat for sea life, combat ocean ...

Earthshot Prize winner's mission to replace single-use plastic with seaweed 03:48. Dubbed the "Oscars of the Earth," the Earthshot Prizes recognize and reward innovative projects addressing ...

Seaweed, a common name for thousands of marine plants and algae found in different water bodies, not only provides food and shelter for marine animals, but it can also help solve the plastic ...

Now there's a possible remarkable new one at Sway, a San Leandro-based startup. "At Sway, we're using seaweed as a replacement for plastic," said Marsh. "Our material is 100% compostable in both a ...

From airplanes to apartments, most spaces are now designed with sound-absorbing materials that help dampen the droning, echoing and murmuring sounds of everyday life. But most of the acoustic ...

The team created thin films of agar, a jelly-like material that comes from seaweed, along with other plant-derived additives and varied both the thickness and porosity of the films. After running the ...

Agar-Based Composite Films as Effective Biodegradable Sound Absorbers. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering , 2022; 10 (26): 8242 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00168 Cite This Page : ...