Designed to Disappear: Notpla’s Approach to Natural Polymer Engineering

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Welcome to the Sustainable Design Lab podcast by Veritiv. Hosted by Chris Bradley and Brodie Vander Dussen, this show is your go-to resource for cutting-edge insights into the world of sustainable packaging. Join us as we reimagine packaging innovation and turn every decision into a powerful act of sustainability. In this episode, Pierre Yves Paslier, Co-Founder of Notpla, dives into how seaweed is revolutionizing food service packaging and how Notpla is specifically transforming seaweed into scalable packaging solutions. What You’ll Learn: How biomimicry inspired the concept of ‘packaging as a fruit peel’ The realities of scaling a material innovation company Why certification, transparency, and data are key to rebuilding trust in sustainability claims The rise of natural polymers as a new material category How Notpla is shaping a truly circular economy Pierre Yves Paslier is the Co-Founder of Notpla, a London-based material innovation company transforming seaweed into sustainable packaging solutions. With a background as a plastics packaging engineer at L'Oréal, Pierre brings both technical expertise and a mission-driven perspective to reimagining the future of packaging.