As the mountains of plastic waste are growing, companies are coming up with sustainable, all-natural alternatives. From sachets made of algae to packaging made of mushrooms – does nature really hold the key to kicking our plastic addiction?

Reporter: Joseph Wright
Camera & video editor: Joseph Wright
Supervising editor: Joanna Gottschalk, Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.

#PlanetA #Biodegradable #Plastic

Read More (Links):

More about plastic packaging:
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures...

Alternative packaging:
https://www.packagingcookbook.com/art...

Special thanks for background interviews:
Julia Goldstein, Founder, JLFG Communications
Emmi Berlin, Head of Communications, Spinnova

00:00 Intro
00:32 Food packaging made of algae
03:45 Can mushrooms replace styrofoam?
06:56 How to make a t-shirt from wood
08:40 Conclusion