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5 unusual ways seaweed is being used to help save the planet

Agoprene’s sustainable furniture foam is made from seaweed unlike the typical soft foam inside sofas and armchairs, which derives from oil and accounts for 105 million tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. Volta Greentech is using seaweed to cut methane emissions. The world’s 1.5 billion cows burp out 4% of the world’s methane.

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