Carapac has developed the technology to make sustainable soft plastic alternatives you can trust, out of crustacean shell waste.
Our founders have a passion for the plastic problem and strayed away from what was already available in the market in search of a product with a short breakdown time. Our mission to find a more sustainable material base led us to crustacean shells, an abundant, nutrient rich waste source. Frozen food processing plants across the Asia-Pacific region cumulatively produce 8.1 million tons of crustacean waste per year, leading us to confidently say there is enough supply to meet growing demand.
This enabled Carapac to develop a packaging material derived from the chitosan contained in crustacean skeletons as a truly biodegradable alternative to plastic packaging.
A packaging that fully breaks down within 90 days.