Skipping Rocks Lab produces “water orbs” that are brown algae-based. Oregon start-up AlgoteK has developed a brown algae-based plastic that can be dissolved in water and is so environmentally safe it can be eaten. CEO Tanner Stickling said the material's applications are vast, from packaging to tampons, and the company has partnered with a bioplastic manufacturer in US to begin mass-production the coming weeks . Nevertheless, co-founder David Crinnion said effectively marketing the product could prove the company's biggest challenge.
Oregon start-up AlgoteK has developed a brown algae-based plastic that can be dissolved in water and is so environmentally safe it can be eaten. CEO Tanner Stickling said the material's applications are vast, from packaging to tampons, and the company has partnered with a bioplastic manufacturer in US to begin mass-production the coming weeks . Nevertheless, co-founder David Crinnion said effectively marketing the product could prove the company's biggest challenge.