Notpla

Cheaper than plastic, and edible! Reduce single use plastic

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Cheaper than plastic, and edible! Reduce single use plastic

2 followers

Ooho and our other packaging solutions are made from Notpla, a material made from seaweed and plants that disappear, naturally.

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@vineet_sinha I hope not, my concern is that seaweed creates 60% of the Earth’s oxygen and is the life force for the sea animals. If all these seaweed startups are just scavenging the Ocean’s seaweed I think we are replacing one problem with something that will likely be even a bigger problem later. Seaweed isn’t pretty but is necessary for the oceans and as part of our oxygen source.

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6yr ago

Hunter

@bradungar if we ended up in a situation where we have no plastic in the sea and have to farm more seaweed to make that happen, that sounds like a win to me.

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6yr ago

@vineet_sinha @bradungar The seaweed is harvested from the ocean but it's not a problem (grows like 1m a day and it reproduces very fast)

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6yr ago

@vineet_sinha @rafa123 but what about at scale? Not an issue now but when all plastic replaced will we be cutting into actual long term oxygen supply? Ambitious plans for seaweed everywhere globally will require a lot of seaweed would be my guess.

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6yr ago

GrowSurf

Awesome mission Is this the same material/technology used for the edible water [video]?

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6yr ago

Hunter

@kevinyun yes it's the same - a clear casing made from seaweed, and hence edible!

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6yr ago

Saw something like this for straws by Loliware but they never replied to this question...where does the seaweed come from? Is it harvested from the ocean or grown on a farm?

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6yr ago

Hunter

@bradungar I think it's from the ocean? I don't know.

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6yr ago

Amazing Idea! Hope we see it more and more in the future.

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6yr ago

Great idea!

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6yr ago

I heard about these being used in the London marathon, through the running community in Calgary, Canada - 7,000 km away. We've struggled to find ecological and convenient alternatives to little cups at aid stations. This is a great idea! I'm curious about the ability to leave the casings on trails (for runners who ditch the sac) - whether the organic remains are compatible with local vegetation, don't attract wildlife, etc.

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6yr ago

My question is how are they packaged and how do you keep them sanitary? My guess is that they would need to be stored in some kind of plastic container in case one of them bursts. I saw in the video that people handing them out were wearing rubber gloves. I would not want to put one of those in my mouth if it had been touched by other people and I don't think all people would end up using gloves. I can see the benefit in some situations, but not in others. Long-term storage would be a problem and would not work well being squished in a backpack. Refillable water bottles still the better solution there.

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6yr ago

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