{"id":14271,"date":"2022-12-27T11:49:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/london-startup-that-replaces-plastic-with-algae-wins-prince-williams-earthshot-award\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:54:15","slug":"london-startup-that-replaces-plastic-with-algae-wins-prince-williams-earthshot-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/london-startup-that-replaces-plastic-with-algae-wins-prince-williams-earthshot-award\/","title":{"rendered":"London startup that replaces plastic with algae wins Prince William&#8217;s Earthshot Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-ryCtCiOOi tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-rklRYAou_s\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-BybRKAou_s\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-HkVCt0sOOo   \" ><style>.tatsu-HkVCt0sOOo .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-HkVCt0sOOo.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 0px 0px 50px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The winners in the five categories received a prize of \u00a31 million (1.1 million Swiss francs) after being selected by a jury comprising Prince William, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Sir David Attenborough, former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, businessman Jack Ma and climate campaigner Luisa Neubauer.  <\/span><span class=\"swatch-white\">Prizes were awarded in five categories: protecting and restoring nature, cleaning up the air, reviving the oceans, building a waste-free world and repairing the climate.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Notpla has the potential to replace over 100 million plastic containers in the future. But also to revolutionize luxury packaging!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">Just a few weeks ago, ID Gen\u00e8ve launched Notpla, the watch industry&#8217;s first algae-based compostable packaging.<\/span><span class=\"swatch-white\">&nbsp;The watch case is made from algae biomass, which is 100% compostable and biodegradable. <\/span> <span class=\"swatch-white\">This advanced packaging solution was designed for performance, not durability. The ID watch case in Notpla Rigid disintegrates easily in nature in just 4 to 6 weeks, without the need for industrial composting or special conditions.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-button-group align-center tatsu-BJB0tCo_us  \"  ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-SkLAFCoddo   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/climate-change\/news\/william-kate-boston-earthshot-prize-b2237795.html?r=8204\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Independent (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-SkLAFCoddo .tatsu-button{color: #ffffff ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(255,255,255,1); }<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-HyPCKRjuOi   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/fr.idwatch.ch\/blog\/notpla\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"ID Gen\u00e8ve &amp; Notpla (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ID Gen\u00e8ve &amp; Notpla (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-HyPCKRjuOi .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.7);color: #ffffff ;border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.99); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-BJB0tCo_us.tatsu-button-group{margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-BybRKAou_s.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-BybRKAou_s.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-BybRKAou_s > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BybRKAou_s > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BybRKAou_s > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BybRKAou_s > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-ryCtCiOOi.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);}.tatsu-ryCtCiOOi .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Notpla-Startup-Londres-Algues-Remplace-Plastique-1.png);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-ryCtCiOOi .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-ryCtCiOOi .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-ryCtCiOOi > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ryCtCiOOi > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ryCtCiOOi .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-ryCtCiOOi .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NotPla won a $1.2 million prize in Boston at an event organized by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The adventure began in a student kitchen eight years ago, when a group of university friends created a green alternative to plastic packaging using algae. While Notpla manufactured over a million takeaway food boxes this year, it also collaborated with a young watch brand based on the circular economy.  <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/london-startup-that-replaces-plastic-with-algae-wins-prince-williams-earthshot-award\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14283,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14271\/revisions\/14283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}