Biofoam boxes by Murdoch University and CSIRO possible solution to fishing industry packaging waste
Scientists and a Perth business have teamed up to find a way to cut packaging waste from WA’s lucrative seafood industry.
The seafood industry brings in about $1 billion of revenue each year but with it comes waste.
Seafood has historically been stored in expanded polystyrene boxes while being taken from the ocean to the markets or the shelves.
These have now been banned in WA and are being phased out around the world.
The Bioplastics Innovation Hub, a joint venture between Murdoch University and CSIRO, has partnered with Cass Materials, a Perth biotechnology company, to develop biofoam seafood boxes made from wheat straw that will be fully biodegradable.