Sustainable packaging solutions from land-based seaweed cultivation
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2307-3750, Cardoso, Isabel Luísa de Avelar Cordoso ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8244-6465, Henjes, Joachim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-8802, Bartsch, Inka ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7609-2149, Heins, Maarten, Bosse, Ramona, Klusmann, Lisa, Reimold, Frederike, Enders, Ina, Hoffmann, Dietmar and Buck, Bela H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-3273
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The use of single-use packaging materials has increased dramatically in recent decades in parallel with increasing trends in convenience and fast-food. Most of these packaging materials are made of non-biodegradable, petroleum-based polymers that have degradative impacts on the environment and contribute to the global plastic pollution crisis. Finding alternative packaging materials is an important step towards building a bio-based circular economy. Sustainable land-based macroalgae cultivation can provide a solution, as it eliminates land-use pressure on coastal areas, doesn’t interfere with recreational activities or agriculture, reduces seasonal limitations, allows for complete control over product quality, and ensures consistent quality and traceability. Here, we present the success story of land-based macroalgae production for sustainable packaging solutions in the food industry via the Mak-Pak and Mak-Pak Scale-Up projects
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2307-3750, Cardoso, Isabel Luísa de Avelar Cordoso ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8244-6465, Henjes, Joachim ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-8802, Bartsch, Inka ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7609-2149, Heins, Maarten, Bosse, Ramona, Klusmann, Lisa, Reimold, Frederike, Enders, Ina, Hoffmann, Dietmar and Buck, Bela H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-3273
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AWI Organizations > Knowledge and Technology Transfer > Aquaculture
AWI Organizations > Biosciences > Functional Ecology
AWI Organizations > Biosciences > Shelf Sea System Ecology
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