{"id":729688,"date":"2021-09-22T18:55:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/material-lab\/material\/coffin-alley-project\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T21:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:39:14","slug":"sargasse-project","status":"publish","type":"material","link":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffin Alley Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Paper and cardboard from algae<\/h1>\n
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\"\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\"\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t <\/section>\n\n

Coffin Alley Project<\/h2>\n\n

Sargassum algae were originally found only in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. For several years, however, the population of the microalga has been moving southward, infesting the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the west coast of Africa as an invasive species. The native marine ecosystem is negatively affected by the algae. Species extinction and damaged coral reefs are the result. If the algae eventually dries on the beach, it releases hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, causing headaches, vomiting and respiratory problems. To turn this threat into an opportunity to save people and the environment: That was Pierre-Antoine Guibout’s idea. During the years the entrepreneur spent on the island of Saint Barth\u00e9lemy in the Caribbean, he saw daily the serious damage caused by the seaweed. So he began to look for possible solutions. The entrepreneur finally came up with the idea of using the algae as a raw material, thus removing them from the ecosystem. As the owner of a shoe polish brand, he was looking for a use for this product. After a few attempts, he succeeded – not with the use for shoe polish, but for its packaging. He succeeded – first in a self-experiment, later in collaboration with the Center for the Study and Refinement of Algae (CEVA) – in developing a paper from the algae. The resulting Sargassum pulp has the same cellulosic properties as conventional paper and board. A heavy metal analysis also gives cause for celebration: the values correspond to those also found in packaging paper and cardboard. Sargassum pulp can help solve the algae problem in all affected regions. Pierre-Antoine Guibout is therefore working on getting his prototype ready for series production as quickly as possible and making the concept of producing paper from the algae generally available. <\/p>\n\n

#ecoresponsable<\/a> #zerowaste<\/a> #environnement<\/a> #ecofriendly<\/a> #algae<\/a> #sargasse<\/a> #savetheplanet<\/a> #startup<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Product name: SARGASSE PROJECT<\/a><\/strong>manufacturer: SARGASSE PROJECT<\/a><\/strong>Project status: Concept \/\/ Prototype<\/strong> \/\/ Ready for market \/\/ Ready for series production<\/p>\n\n

Source: SARGASSE PROJECTImage source: SARGASSE PROJECT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paper and cardboard from algae Coffin Alley Project Sargassum algae were originally found only in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":586341,"template":"","material_status":[1204],"material_category":[1813],"material_type":[2118,2089,2090,2158],"material_food":[1565,1570],"material_topic":[2166,2111,2110,1566],"class_list":["post-729688","material","type-material","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","material_status-prototype","material_category-miscellaneous-mixed","material_type-paper-substitute","material_type-other-fibers","material_type-organic-origin","material_type-other","material_food-bread-pastries","material_food-fruit-vegetables","material_topic-waste-solutions","material_topic-renewable-en-2","material_topic-waste-based","material_topic-zero-waste-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n- MILK. Material Lab - Coffin Alley Project<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The entrepreneur finally came up with the idea of using the algae as a raw material, thus removing them from the ecosystem.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coffin Alley Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The entrepreneur finally came up with the idea of using the algae as a raw material, thus removing them from the ecosystem.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MILK.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MILKDESIGNLAB\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-15T20:39:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MILK-SargasseProject-PapierAusAlgen-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/\",\"name\":\"- MILK. Material Lab - Coffin Alley Project\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/MILK-SargasseProject-PapierAusAlgen-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-22T16:55:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-15T20:39:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"The entrepreneur finally came up with the idea of using the algae as a raw material, thus removing them from the ecosystem.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/MILK-SargasseProject-PapierAusAlgen-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/MILK-SargasseProject-PapierAusAlgen-2.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":2560},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/food-packaging-design-agency-home\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Coffin Alley Project\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"MILK.\",\"description\":\"Food & Design\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Organization\",\"Place\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"MILK\",\"alternateName\":\"MILK Packaging Design\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/#local-main-organization-logo\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/#local-main-organization-logo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/MILKDESIGNLAB\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/milkdesignlab\\\/\"],\"legalName\":\"M.I.L.K. Agentur f\u00fcr moderne Kommunikation GmbH\",\"telephone\":[],\"openingHoursSpecification\":[{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\",\"Saturday\",\"Sunday\"],\"opens\":\"09:00\",\"closes\":\"17:00\"}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/materials\\\/sargasse-project\\\/#local-main-organization-logo\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/milk-design-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.milk-food.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/milk-design-logo.png\",\"width\":1254,\"height\":1254,\"caption\":\"MILK\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"- MILK. Material Lab - Coffin Alley Project","description":"The entrepreneur finally came up with the idea of using the algae as a raw material, thus removing them from the ecosystem.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Coffin Alley Project","og_description":"The entrepreneur finally came up with the idea of using the algae as a raw material, thus removing them from the ecosystem.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/","og_site_name":"MILK.","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MILKDESIGNLAB\/","article_modified_time":"2026-03-15T20:39:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":2560,"url":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MILK-SargasseProject-PapierAusAlgen-2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/","url":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/","name":"- MILK. Material Lab - Coffin Alley Project","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MILK-SargasseProject-PapierAusAlgen-2.jpg","datePublished":"2021-09-22T16:55:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-15T20:39:14+00:00","description":"The entrepreneur finally came up with the idea of using the algae as a raw material, thus removing them from the ecosystem.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MILK-SargasseProject-PapierAusAlgen-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MILK-SargasseProject-PapierAusAlgen-2.jpg","width":1920,"height":2560},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/food-packaging-design-agency-home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Coffin Alley Project"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/","name":"MILK.","description":"Food & Design","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Organization","Place"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/#organization","name":"MILK","alternateName":"MILK Packaging Design","url":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/","logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/#local-main-organization-logo"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/#local-main-organization-logo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MILKDESIGNLAB\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/milkdesignlab\/"],"legalName":"M.I.L.K. Agentur f\u00fcr moderne Kommunikation GmbH","telephone":[],"openingHoursSpecification":[{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday","Sunday"],"opens":"09:00","closes":"17:00"}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sargasse-project\/#local-main-organization-logo","url":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/milk-design-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/milk-design-logo.png","width":1254,"height":1254,"caption":"MILK"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/material\/729688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/material"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/material"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/586341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"material_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/material_status?post=729688"},{"taxonomy":"material_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/material_category?post=729688"},{"taxonomy":"material_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/material_type?post=729688"},{"taxonomy":"material_food","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/material_food?post=729688"},{"taxonomy":"material_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/material_topic?post=729688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}