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Plant-based plastic updates ’60s furniture fad

Small Business Series: A side-hustle to sell a bio-plastic by-product has become an important line of business.

Kate McVicar Mon, 07 Mar 2022

The humble beanbag chair, invented in the 1960s, is enjoying a revival – and not just in primary schools and Silicon Valley offices. But its traditional contents – polystyrene balls – are not exactly eco-friendly.

With growing consumer concern about plastic waste, the problem has turned

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Kate McVicar Mon, 07 Mar 2022
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