Plastic packaging is ubiquitous in everyday life, but the core problem driving the search for alternatives is not simply higher use — it is plastics’ persistence: their inability to decompose leads to accumulation in landfills, oceans, and soils. This long‑term stockpiling of nondegradable waste has triggered research into biodegradable materials. Seaweed‑based packaging emerged as a promising solution because seaweeds are abundant, renewable, and rich in polysaccharides that can form films and coatings. Seaweed packaging has been a huge success in the field of daily life packaging; however, it has yet to be introduced into industrial packaging. This is a significant concern, given that industrial plastic packaging causes substantial problems with carbon emissions worldwide.

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