Grand Challenges 2022

sEaCO space: Seaweed Packaging

This awareness campaign featured posters and handouts as it taught people about the benefits of seaweed packaging as an alternative to plastic. Most of their week was spent on research, both into the harms of plastic, as 91% of plastic is never recycled, and the benefits of seaweed, such as its composability rate. They also looked into companies that already provide seaweed packaging to raise greater awareness of the ease of purchasing seaweed. They then planned to propose the alternative packaging to a variety of local and larger businesses to be used in their takeaway boxes.