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Imperial College London has introduced Notpla\u2019s home-compostable, seaweed-based packaging at its campus food and drink outlets. Credit: New Africa \/ Shutterstock.com. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Imperial College London in the UK has\u00a0collaborated\u00a0with sustainable packaging company\u00a0Notpla\u00a0to\u00a0introduce\u00a0home-compostable, seaweed-based packaging at its campus food and drink outlets.<\/p>\n

The move is aimed\u00a0at\u00a0minimising\u00a0single-use plastic\u00a0throughout\u00a0its campus catering services.<\/p>\n

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It\u00a0is part of Imperial\u2019s Sustainable Imperial strategy, which\u00a0seeks\u00a0to deliver evidence-based responses to climate change\u00a0and\u00a0promote the adoption of new technologies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Notpla\u00a0co-founders Pierre\u00a0Paslier\u00a0and Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez first developed their product concept,\u00a0the edible liquid bubble\u00a0Ooho,\u00a0during their time on Imperial\u2019s innovation design engineering Master\u2019s programme.<\/p>\n

The company gained early support through Imperial initiatives such as the Venture Catalyst Challenge and the Undaunted accelerator programme (now called The Greenhouse).<\/p>\n

Notpla\u2019s\u00a0products are made from renewable seaweed extracts, are home-compostable,\u00a0comply with\u00a0UK and EU regulations, and\u00a0contain\u00a0no plastics or PFAS chemicals.<\/p>\n

Paslier\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cTo see our packaging now being used at Imperial, where the journey began for us, is incredibly meaningful. It shows how universities can lead by example \u2013 supporting innovation, closing the loop, and educating the next generation at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The university expects the partnership to have significant environmental benefits over the coming year\u00a0by\u00a0replacing more than 450,000 units of single-use plastic packaging\u00a0and\u00a0saving 1,185kg of plastic waste. It also\u00a0anticipates\u00a0a 13,300kg reduction in\u00a0carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

Imperial is considering expanding the initiative across\u00a0additional\u00a0campus sites.<\/p>\n

These steps form part of Imperial\u2019s wider Sustainable Food and Drink Policy\u00a02026-2031,\u00a0and its Science\u00a0for\u00a0Humanity strategy announced in 2024.<\/p>\n

Imperial\u00a0president\u00a0Hugh Brady\u00a0said: \u201cNotpla\u00a0represents the power of science and enterprise to provide solutions to some of the world\u2019s biggest problems \u2013 in this case by helping businesses to replace millions of pieces of single-use plastic.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a proud moment to see\u00a0Notpla\u00a0go full circle from students with\u00a0big ideas, to entrepreneurs scaling their business in our ecosystem, to being suppliers in our own sustainability efforts on campus. We are delighted that Rodrigo and Pierre are still part of the Imperial community.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n

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