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.

Bay Area startup looks to replace plastic with seaweed 03:14. ... So, imagine this but 5 stories tall and a bubble that's like 80 inches wide," explained Senior Material Engineer Matt Catarino.

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 ...

Three winners of the $1.2 million Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize, named after the fashion designer, all use seaweed to design sustainable, biologically degradable alternatives to thin-film plastic.

Seaweed and onion skins: British companies look to natural products to replace plastic. The British government has imposed a far-reaching ban on single-use plastics, creating opportunity for ...

N.C. State researchers developed a material that looks like plastic film, but it is more biodegradable due to being made from a reinforced seaweed-derived polymer. North Carolina State University ...

Kingsbury also worked at Minderoo, where he was introduced to Dr. Reisser while she was looking for someone with a commercial background to help develop ULUU. The startup was launched in 2020 and ...

Recycling within the beauty industry is a problematic area, because most skincare packaging is plastic-based. “There’s a whole class of hard-to-recycle items that can’t be recycled curbside ...

Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit. A Bay Area startup has figured out a way to replace these plastics, with a plant that grows abundantly off the coast.