Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Designer creates algae-sourced alternative for plastic packaging

Food packaging has a become a target in the world of sustainability and environmentalism. Walk the aisle of any supermarket or look in your own shopping cart, and you’re likely to see package after package either made from petroleum-based plastic or wrapped in plastic. <!--more→ A few resourceful scientists and engineers have chosen to tackle the problem, including designer Margarita Talep who has developed an algae-based alternative to plastic. With the short life-cycle of most...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/designer-creates-algae-sourced-alternative-for-plastic-packaging
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