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Social enterprise aims to help more coastal communities in Africa and Asia become micro-entrepreneurs, supplying blockchain-traceable “social plastic” for recycling to global brands.
Social enterprise aims to help more coastal communities in Africa and Asia become micro-entrepreneurs, supplying blockchain-traceable “social plastic” for recycling to global brands.
Beyond Leather Materials / Leap
Vegan leather made from apple waste is recyclable and biodegradable; produces 85% less CO2, uses 99% less water than leather; for sustainable textiles and fashion.
Vegan leather made from apple waste is recyclable and biodegradable; produces 85% less CO2, uses 99% less water than leather; for sustainable textiles and fashion.
Backed by €30m funding and orders from global brands, Finnish cleantech will build flagship factory to scale production of regenerated biodegradable microplastic-free textile fibers.
Backed by €30m funding and orders from global brands, Finnish cleantech will build flagship factory to scale production of regenerated biodegradable microplastic-free textile fibers.
MIWA expands eco-friendly smart vending services in Europe and the US, convenient pre-order and e-payment app for merchants and consumers to get real-time product information.
MIWA expands eco-friendly smart vending services in Europe and the US, convenient pre-order and e-payment app for merchants and consumers to get real-time product information.
Refurbed will expand Amazon-style refurbished electronics marketplace, with carbon-neutral plan to cut CO2 emissions and plant 1m trees in at-risk biodiversity hotspots worldwide.
Refurbed will expand Amazon-style refurbished electronics marketplace, with carbon-neutral plan to cut CO2 emissions and plant 1m trees in at-risk biodiversity hotspots worldwide.
Stylish garments created using materials technology, which can expand across seven sizes and last for years, offering a sustainable alternative to the heavy-polluting fashion industry.
Stylish garments created using materials technology, which can expand across seven sizes and last for years, offering a sustainable alternative to the heavy-polluting fashion industry.
Notpla (formerly Skipping Rocks Lab)
Compostable and edible seaweed-based packaging in a flexible product for many uses to replace polluting plastic, winning accolades from WIRED, Fortune and TIME.
Compostable and edible seaweed-based packaging in a flexible product for many uses to replace polluting plastic, winning accolades from WIRED, Fortune and TIME.
Bygen’s energy-efficient process for manufacturing activated carbon helps agribusinesses turn their biomass waste into a valuable industrial commodity.
Bygen’s energy-efficient process for manufacturing activated carbon helps agribusinesses turn their biomass waste into a valuable industrial commodity.
WWF-backed biotech Oceanium has developed a biorefinery that transforms seaweed into alt-proteins and compostable packaging that will soon be launched commercially.
WWF-backed biotech Oceanium has developed a biorefinery that transforms seaweed into alt-proteins and compostable packaging that will soon be launched commercially.
MIT Media Lab spin-off Graviky Labs turns air pollution into carbon-negative inks with diverse applications, from industrial printing to marker pens.
MIT Media Lab spin-off Graviky Labs turns air pollution into carbon-negative inks with diverse applications, from industrial printing to marker pens.
Cleantech to remove and convert biomass into stable, sustainable biochar, drawing down carbon for thousands of years.
Cleantech to remove and convert biomass into stable, sustainable biochar, drawing down carbon for thousands of years.
With a 55-tone capacity to produce fungi-based proteins annually, Mycorena’s Gothenburg facility will showcase its mycoprotein R&D and spur commercial expansion across Europe.
With a 55-tone capacity to produce fungi-based proteins annually, Mycorena’s Gothenburg facility will showcase its mycoprotein R&D and spur commercial expansion across Europe.
Organic waste-management circular tech producing raw bioplastic for versatile processing uses via its automated waste-processing hardware with garbage-eating cultivated bacteria.
Organic waste-management circular tech producing raw bioplastic for versatile processing uses via its automated waste-processing hardware with garbage-eating cultivated bacteria.
Oimo’s bioplastic products degrade in water within a month and are compatible with existing manufacturing machinery, allowing rapid replacement of single-use plastics.
Oimo’s bioplastic products degrade in water within a month and are compatible with existing manufacturing machinery, allowing rapid replacement of single-use plastics.
B2B asset reuse marketplace for local lending, exchange or sales, with the SaaS platform doubling up as company equipment register, while rewarding employee participation.
B2B asset reuse marketplace for local lending, exchange or sales, with the SaaS platform doubling up as company equipment register, while rewarding employee participation.
Wondaswim recycles dumped fishing nets to make sustainable swimwear, reduce ocean pollution
Lisbon-based startup by German co-founders creates sustainable swimwear for all body sizes, targeted at millennials
MatMap: Making the construction sector more sustainable
Alicante-based startup MatMap gives a second lease of life to used construction materials that account for almost a third of EU waste
Circular economy: Discarded goods get a new lease of life in Spain
From e-chargers inside phone booths, recycling chatbots to refurbished stadium seats from Atlético Madrid, the offbeat magic of the circular economy is fast becoming a lucrative business in Spain
Auara: Social enterprise and environmental sustainability in a bottle
Auara, with its 100% recycled-plastic mineral water bottles, aims to reduce its manufacturing carbon footprint while helping the most water-stressed citizens
Tuvalum: Fast-growing vertical marketplace for used quality bikes
Banking on organic reach, Tuvalum has set its sights on a €40 billion market