{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/94050410-34f0-4058-a3fb-147c626a0556/63834a33224c840010693dc6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kimberly Bolton is making alternative plastic packaging from waste crustacean shells","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60d210a657a97011aa9023d8/1669547318505-384a96f3984c4b726025557c853c1201.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Kimberly is the co-founder and CEO of Carapac - a company that takes waste crustacean shells and makes sustainable plastic alternative packaging. Frozen food processing plants across the Asia-Pacific region cumulatively produce about 8.1 million tons of crustacean waste per year. Carapac takes this otherwise 'waste' and makes truly biodegradable alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics.</p><p><br></p><p>This fantastic story of innovation is an awesome way to wrap of our fourth season of the Ocean Protect Podcast. Season 5 will return with gusto in March 2023.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Useful links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://carapac.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://carapac.co/</a></li><li>Kimberly on LinkeIn (<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-bolton-94ba58b0/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.oceanprotect.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.oceanprotect.com.au</a></p>","author_name":"Ocean Protect"}