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Is Seaweed The Solution To Replace 400 Million Tons of Plastic? This Startup Proved It Can - with Notpla's Co-Founder, Rodrigo García

from Tomorrow's Bites with Andrés and Sjacco · host Andrés and Sjacco

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 recycledHow Notpla built its own machines to reshape an entire industryThe surprising trick that proves their packaging isn’t plasticAnd why Notpla is just getting startedAnd much more...🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you like our podcast please leave us a review on your favourite platform – even one sentence helps! Thank you for your support; it helps the show a lot and it helps others to discover the show! 👋 GET IN TOUCH WITH US👥 ⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠📸 ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠🌎 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠😊 The Guest: ⁠⁠Rodrigo García González⁠⁠Look into the company ⁠⁠⁠Notpla📰 Read our ⁠⁠⁠⁠substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Every Sunday, a mini newsletter, readable in just 2 minutes with 1 unmissable agrifood insight and 1 deep question for your own development)

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 recycledHow Notpla built its own machines to reshape an entire industryThe surprising trick that proves their packaging isn’t plasticAnd why Notpla is just getting startedAnd much more...🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you like our podcast please leave us a review on your favourite platform – even one sentence helps! Thank you for your support; it helps the show a lot and it helps others to discover the show! 👋 GET IN TOUCH WITH US👥 ⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠📸 ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠🌎 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠😊 The Guest: ⁠⁠Rodrigo García González⁠⁠Look into the company ⁠⁠⁠Notpla📰 Read our ⁠⁠⁠⁠substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Every Sunday, a mini newsletter, readable in just 2 minutes with 1 unmissable agrifood insight and 1 deep question for your own development)

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