The UK is sailing ahead in the race to address the ocean plastics crisis

Posted on 11 Oct 2019 by The Manufacturer

Innovative businesses creating green alternatives to plastic bottles, cosmetic beads and synthetic materials are being backed by new funding from the government and Sky. Simon Edmonds reports on these and on new funding opportunities for UK manufacturers.

Ten projects have been given a funding boost from the government and Sky Ocean Ventures – the satellite broadcaster’s impact investment fund – to find fast and future-proof solutions to the ocean plastics crisis. Image courtesy of Pixaby Bath-based company Naturbeads is developing a biodegradable alternative to microscopic plastic beads found in cosmetics including exfoliators…

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