Eating Cups made of Seaweed? Indonesian Startup Markets Edible Containers to Fight Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution has become such a problem in Indonesia that it inspired one entrepreneur to develop and sell edible containers made of seaweed, thus hoping to combat the worsening accumulation of plastic trash in the Asian nation. Evoware, the manufacturers of seaweed containers and packaging, is hoping to put a dent in the country’s plastic pollution problem and provide a product that is not only healthy for the customer but for the Indonesian environment as well.
Tjan sells ice cream in cups made from edible seaweed, an alternative to packaging that would normally be cast off as trash that can instead be eaten by the customer. The environmentally friendly, biodegradable containers come in a variety of flavors that include peppermint and green tea.
