Prince of Wales celebrates Earthshot Prize winner’s eco-packaging deal

The Prince of Wales has hailed a breakthrough contract won by an Earthshot Prize winner to supply eco-packaging, which will cut tonnes of waste.

William visited the Oval cricket ground, home of Surrey County Cricket Club, to celebrate the achievements of Notpla’s seaweed-based products, and joked about eating pizzas with Prince George during an Ashes test match at the ground.

Notpla’s boxes and trays will be supplied to Levy, a leading sports and entertainment caterer, for use in more than 50 venues from the Oval to Wimbledon’s All England Lawn Tennis Club and London’s O2 Arena.

After seeing the packaging in use, filled with pizzas and hotdogs in a hospitality suite, William told Pierre Paslier, Notpla’s co-founder and co-chief executive officer: “The solutions are out there you’ve just got to back them up… I’m so pleased this has been a big hit.”