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BYFUSION
This company rescues plastic and even nonrecyclables and upcycles them into building blocks to be used for temporary and permanent structures.
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NEUTRAL FUELS
This company sources used cooking oil from the restaurant industry and creates diesel to be used by the trucking industry.
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THREDUP
This company makes used clothing more accessible by connecting users to a large online inventory of used clothing and fashion items, thereby encouraging reuse and resale.
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LIMELOOP
This company reduces or eliminates the frictions associated with reusable packaging by creating a system for reusable packaging that will be returned to the brand to be used over and over again.
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JIVA MATERIALS
This company is developing a water soluble, biodegradable alternative to Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), making it easier to recycled electronic components.
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RENT THE RUNWAY
Pic Credit: Bloomberg The circle of it: This company is an e-commerce platform that allows users to rent and subscribe to designer clothes, thereby using a leasing/rental model for clothing. ” At the most conservative end, we have tripled the lifetime of garments while still looking brand-new, compared to what you could do on your own.…
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NOTPLA
This company is creating a compostable plastic alternative to single-use plastics using seaweed.
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RESTART
This social enterprise is an advocacy group that aims to educate and promote repairs of electronics by empowering citizens with repair skills, thereby creating awareness of problems associated with consumerist “use and throw away” models.
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RETURNITY
This company reduces friction points associated with reusable packaging, making it a more accessible option for brands to provide products in reusable shipping packages.
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CIRC
This company has created technology to take textile waste and recycle them into new raw materials that can be used endlessly for new clothes instead of using virgin raw materials.
