Tomorrow's Bites with Andrés and Sjacco Is Seaweed The Solution To Replace 400 Million Tons of Plastic? This Startup Proved It Can - with Notpla's Co-Founder, Rodrigo García
What if the solution to plastic pollution was already growing in our oceans?
Seaweed doesn’t need freshwater. It doesn’t compete for land. It doesn’t need fertilizer.
Yet it holds the power to replace plastic in ways few imagined possible.
In this episode, we dive into the story of Rodrigo García González, co-founder of Notpla, the company turning seaweed into edible, compostable, and scalable packaging solutions—used by stadiums, supermarkets, and even the Champions League.
From raising €900k through crowdfunding to becoming the only packaging material exempt from the EU plastic tax, Rodrigo reveals:
- Why only 10% of plastic actually gets recycled
- How Notpla built its own machines to reshape an entire industry
- The surprising trick that proves their packaging isn’t plastic
- And why Notpla is just getting started
And much more...
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