Today, we are 8 steps closer toward a future with #cleanseas – the @TOMFORD Plastic Innovation Prize Finalists have officially been revealed: @Genecis_Bioindustries, @wearekelpi, @lwandabiotech, @mareaiceland, @swaythefuture, @notpla, #XamplaLtd, #zerocirclealternatives ⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to all!⁠ ⁠ What’s next? All materials are about to end up in a simulated whale’s gut at the @SeattleAquarium 🐋👀 ⁠ ⁠ Join the journey at plasticprize.org and follow for updates throughout 2022 as Finalists enter the Material Testing Phase with Seattle Aquarium and @UniversityofGA, generously supported by @Nike⁠ ⁠ Thank you our judges:@TOMFORD, #AudreyChoi (@morgan.stanley), #EllenJackowski (@hp), @danniwashington (@bigblueandyou), @doncheadle, @john_john_florence, @keyinfluencer, @liviafirth (@ecoage), @melatiwijsen (@youthtopia.world ), #DrAndrewForrest (@minderoofoundation), #LizRodgers (@nike), @stellamccartney, @s.a.s.k.i.a.v. (@rothys), @stevenkolb (@cfda), @susanrockefeller, @tom_szaky (@terracycle), @trudiestyler, #JoeKudla (@vuoriclothing)⁠ ⁠ Together, with our Scientific & Technical Advisory Board and all of the companies in our Early Adopter Coalition that are ready to test these new materials, we will #UnwrapTheFuture!⁠