Pierre-Yves Paslier

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Pierre-Yves Paslier is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Notpla, a company dedicated to developing sustainable packaging solutions using seaweed to replace single-use plastics. Notpla won the £1,000,000 Earthshot Prize in 2022 for its innovative approach to building a waste-free world. Pierre-Yves has a Master’s in Innovation Design Engineering from Imperial College London and Royal College of Art, and has co-founded other ventures like Gravity Sketch, a tool for 3D design in virtual reality. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub.

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Can seaweed save us from billions of plastic-lined coffee cups?

Pierre-Yves Paslier

Feb 06 2026

Can seaweed save us from billions of plastic-lined coffee cups?

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The seaweed packaging pioneer is assembling a 14-partner consortium to finally crack the plastic-free coffee cup challenge — and they're already testing it in the wild

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Pierre-Yves Paslier

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