Notpla: UK plastic-alternative developer among £1m Earthshot Prize winners

A London firm that makes packaging from seaweed is among five climate prize winners.

Hackney-based Notpla first developed an edible "bubble" called an "Ooho" that could hold water, and then a plastic alternative called "Notpla" made from seaweed.

The Prince of Wales said the Earthshot winners "prove we can overcome our planet's greatest challenges". "No-one wants to live in a world full of plastic waste but it's not too late to act. There's never been a greater time to use natural solutions to solve the plastic challenge."Notpla co-founder Pierre Paslier says no-one wants to live in a world full of plastic waste

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