On Innovating with Food Waste / Rob Nicoll

Architecture Off-Centre

17-11-2022 • 28 mins

If you are a fan of eating potato fries, you would have never guessed that the potato waste generated in the process of making those fries could be used to make consumer products!

Rob Nicoll is the co-founder of Chip[s] Board, a company previously known for developing a sustainable polymer called Parblex and is currently developing eco conscious lactic acid by utilizing waste produced from industrial food manufacturing. While the company has moved away from their focus on polymers they believe that their current product will help increase the sustainable credentials of countless items we use in our daily lives.

To learn more: https://www.chipsboard.com/