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EPISODE · Apr 24, 2025 · 12 MIN

How seaweed could be the new plastic

from This is Vancouver Island

You’re likely getting used to seeing alternatives to plastic: cloth bags, paper straws, wooden utensils. But in this week’s episode we’ll hear about a B.C. group looking to make plastic out of seaweed, for use in the agriculture industry.Want to hear more about the emerging seaweed industry on the island? Check out another column from Imaginative Scientist Moronke Harris.

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