How Potato Waste Can Restore Ocean Ecosystems with Karin & Peter from BESE | Pitchfest 2022 Series
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The humble potato is endlessly useful and almost universally beloved. But Netherlands-based startup BESE is taking it up a notch, recycling the waste from potato chip manufacturing (as well as materials like oyster shells, and waste wood chips) into biodegradable ocean ecosystem restoration products. Karin Didderen and Peter Vodegel from BESE chatted to us about their mission to restore degraded coastal ecosystems, and to replace current restoration products that use plastics or concrete. → Shownotes: https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/peter-vodegel-karin-didderen → Website: https://www.bese-products.com/ → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bese-products%C2%AE/?originalSubdomain=nl → Pitch Video: https://youtu.be/BKeyyEzPDoQ
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