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"A Scottish startup wants to turn the tide on ghost gear by crafting striking
geometric plant pots from plastic recovered from discarded fishing nets.
The founders of POTR reckon their ‘ocean pots’ are the world’s first planters
made from traceable marine plastic. Each carries a scannable QR code linking to
data that reveals when and where the ghost net was recovered.
“Traceability makes it real for people,” said POTR founder Andrew Flynn, a
lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art. “The more transparent the journey, the
more it sparks conversations and makes people realise they can be part of the
solution.”
The Glasgow-based company has reeled in a UK supply chain, with fishing nets
recovered and shredded by Cornish marine waste specialists, Waterhaul.
Reclaimed plastic is pelletised, pressed into sheets and finally die cut in
Edinburgh.
One study by Defra found that the fishing and aquaculture industry in Scotland
and England generates around 6,000 tonnes of plastic waste a year, much of it
ending up adrift in our seas, or choking shorelines.
Every tonne of recovered plastic yields 5,000 ocean pots, and POTR is donating
4 per cent of profits to cleanup efforts. The pots’ origami-inspired design
means they can be flatpacked for shipping, slashing transport costs by 100
times, say the team."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
