PlantSea-Punnet: a versatile seaweed-based packaging

PlantSea-Punnet：一种基于海藻的多功能包装

• 批准号: 10043508
• 金额: $ 42.93万
• 依托单位: PLANTSEA LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10043508
• 关键词: PlantSea; Punnet; versatile; seaweed; based

Over 275 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced every year. Plastic used in packaging of food items accounts for one of the largest contributory groups of plastic packaging waste. In the UK, adults throw away 16.5 billion plastic trays, at an estimated 250,000 tonnes. From the UK grocery market, fruit and vegetable packaging accounts for 38,000 tons per year.Building on our success in developing cutting edge, sustainable and compostable materials, the development of the PlantSea-Punnet, the first seaweed-based fully compostable, food-safe sustainable packaging concept for fresh produce, can prevent 22,800 tons of plastic reaching landfill and polluting the environment.PlantSea-Punnet is also a low carbon solution to plastic. Emissions from the life cycle of plastic are expected to reach 6.5 billion tonnes CO2e per year. Using our innovative approach and expertise is sustainable material production, PlantSea-Punnet could save 990,000 tonnes CO2e per year.Having produced prototypes in our laboratory, this project enables us to refine its material composition and work with our key partners to ensure delivery of this concept at scale. This will enable us to provide a functional solution that can make a significant impact in reducing plastic waste.

每年生产超过2.75亿吨塑料废​​物。用来包装食品的塑料是最大的塑料包装浪费的贡献组之一。在英国，成年人扔掉了165亿塑料托盘，估计为250,000吨。从英国杂货市场开​​始，水果和蔬菜包装每年占38,000吨。建立我们在开发最先进的，可持续和堆肥材料方面的成功，植物 - 基于海藻的开发，这是首个基于海藻的完全堆肥，食品安全的可持续可持续包装，新鲜农产品的新鲜产品概念，可以防止22,800架塑料式填充物和污染物的塑料量和污染物。塑料生命周期的排放预计每年将达到65亿吨二氧化碳。使用我们的创新方法和专业知识是可持续的材料生产，PlesteA-Punnet每年可以节省990,000吨CO2E。在我们的实验室中制作了原型，该项目使我们能够完善其材料组成并与我们的主要合作伙伴一起工作，以确保以大规模交付此概念。这将使我们能够提供一种功能解决方案，该解决方案可以对减少塑料废物产生重大影响。