Harvard University professor David Edwards offers a simple solution to the problem of waste from food packaging: Just eat the wrapping. Edwards is behind a company called WikiFoods, whose “pearls” filled with Stonyfield frozen yogurt reached the shelves of select Whole Foods supermarkets last year.
The treats are pouches of food covered in a washable flavored skin. You can eat them whole or peel off the skin and discard it. The coverings are made of food particles, including coconut and a molecule derived from algae, layered together into films that form a container impermeable to the elements but also delicious.
WikiFoods is one of the Boston Globe’s Game Changers this year.