Ingenuity can make a business out of almost anything. That’s what you may conclude after reading how a small Maine company is making something useful from lobster shells.
Tom Bell has the story at the Associated Press: “A startup company in Maine is developing a children’s bandage coated with a substance extracted from crushed lobster shells that would promote blood-clotting and is resistant to bacterial infection.
“The company, Lobster Tough LLC, shipped Maine lobster shells to a processor in Iceland for testing, and so far, the results are promising, said Thor Sigfusson, an Icelandic investor in the company. …
“ ‘My dream will be to use the massive amounts of lobster shells that are being thrown into dumpsters,’ he said. …
“The lobster shells must be dehydrated to remove weight and lower shipping costs. Lobster Tough this winter is shipping a portable dehydration machine from Iceland to Maine. The company eventually plans to build a $2 million dehydration plant somewhere on the Maine coast, said Patrick Arnold, an investor who lives in South Portland. …
“The bandages would be the first commercial product developed through the New England Ocean Cluster, a new business incubator in Portland.”
More here.
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Yet another inspiring reminder of how interconnected we all are here on planet earth. Thank you for sharing!!!
Makes me wonder what the rest of us might do with lobster shells — or egg shells and other things we throw out.