Plastic substitute from fish waste hauls in Dyson award for UK designer

Lucy Hughes, 24, wins ?30,000 international prize for compostable MarinaTexA bioplastic made of organic fish waste that would otherwise end up in landfill - with the potential to replace plastic in food and drink packaging - has landed its UK designer a prestigious international award and ?30,000 prize.Lucy Hughes, 24, a graduate in product design from the University of Sussex, scooped the James Dyson award for her biodegradable and compostable material known as MarinaTex. Continue reading...