This can’t come fast enough for those of us living in trashed ocean communities:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/shellworks-makeup-single-u…
Is the beauty industry ready to wean itself off single-use plastic? Shellworks is betting on it.
Targeting cosmetics brands, the London-based biotech startup has scooped up a $6.2 million seed round to prove it can scale its petroleum-free, compostable packaging, which “performs like plastic” but breaks down in about a year, the company claims.
Shellworks’ first plastic-like product was developed using shellfish waste, but less than a year into its existence the startup pivoted to using a fat-like substance extracted from bacterial cells, which “behaves like a natural polyester” and is vegan, according to co-founder and chief product officer Amir Afshar.
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Yes, yes, yes Insiya Jafferjee, please, see this through:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/shellworks-makeup-single-u…
“Our vision is to break the reliance on the petroleum industry by building a new standard of packaging that is performant, cost competitive and truly sustainable,” said CEO Insiya Jafferjee, who co-founded Shellworks after spending nearly three years at Apple.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/shellworks-makeup-single-u…
Shellworks is one of the numerous companies busy developing alternatives to plastic packaging, without the nasty 500-year decay time that’s estimated for some petroleum products. Other such businesses include Notpla, which makes seaweed-based pouches for sauces, Avantium, which is developing sugar-based containers for soda and beer, and Cruz Foam, which turns shrimp shells into a Styrofoam alternative.