Category: ocean plastic crisis

May 20, 2021

Oceanium Raises US$2.7M To Develop Seaweed For Packaging & Climate-Friendly Food Ingredients

4 Mins Read Seaweed processing and food & material innovation firm Oceanium announced it has raised GBP£2M (approx US$$2.7M) in a second seed round led by the Green Angel Syndicate and global conservation NGO the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The startup plans to use this capital to scale up its production of seaweed for applications in nutritional food […]

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March 4, 2021

Ribena: U.K. Soft Drinks Giant Ditch Plastic Straws, Opt For 100% Recyclable Paper Ones

3 Mins Read U.K.-based soft drinks giant Ribena has recently announced that it will be permanently ditching plastic straws and will instead use recyclable paper straws. Ribena has decided to completely stop manufacturing plastic straws for its cartons and has switched to 100% recyclable paper ones. Back in spring 2020, the company held a trial of the paper […]

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