Plastic Made From Seafood Waste By Lucy Hughes

8 Million Tons Of Plastic Enters Our Oceans Every Year

5.25 Trillion Pieces Of Plastic Waste Is Estimated To Be Present In The Ocean Currently

70% Of Debris Sink Into The Oceans Eco System, 15% Float And 15% Was Up On Our Beaches

Lucy Hughes Noticed The Trash In Oceans And Their Environmental Impact At A Young Age

It Was An Eye Opener For Her

Lucy Hughes Is An Entrepreneur And AProduct Designer

MarinaTex Was Created By Her As A Final Year Project At The University Of Sensex

Marina Tex Is A Form Of Plastic Made From Seafood Waste

Lucy Visited A Fish Processing Plant And Wholesaler In Newhaven

She Identified Various Types Of Wastes Generated By Production Of Seafood

Traditionally Offal, Blood, Crustacean & Shellfish Exoskeleton And Fish Skin & Scales Are All Disposed Due To The Flexibility And Strength Enabling Proteins

Hughes Found Immense Potential In Them

It Took Over 100 Different Experiments For Lucy To Refine The Composition And Process To From MarinaTex

Marina Tex Is One Of A Kind Material That Can Put The Waste From Seafood Industry To Good Use

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