The Circular People

FULL HARVEST

This company is creating a marketplace for produce that connects commercial produce buyers to farms, thereby reducing inefficiencies associated with surplus and imperfect produce.

Vandana Balakrishnan

January 22, 2025

california, digital, digital platform, food industry, food rescue, food waste, logistics, online marketplace, USA

b2b, digital platform, digital-marketing, food rescue, food waste, marketing, online marketplace, sustainability

MYCOWORKS

This company is creating biodegradable leather and other textile alternatives using mycellium mushrooms.

Vandana Balakrishnan

January 16, 2025

california, leather alternative, mushrooms, mycellium, new material, textiles, USA

Biodegradable, leather alternative, mushrooms, mycellium, new material

COCOPALLET

This company has created a biodegradable shipping pallet from discarded coconut husks.

Vandana Balakrishnan

January 15, 2025

agricultural waste, coconut waste, Compostable, compostable packaging, Europe, food waste, netherlands, new material, shipping logistics

Biodegradable, Compostable, Israel, new material, pallet-alternative, pallets, shipping, thermoplastic, wood-pallets

BALENA

This company has created a bio-compatible repair material that can be used to fix everyday consumable products from clothing to electronics, thereby increasing the life of the consumable product.

Vandana Balakrishnan

December 18, 2024

Compostable, fashion, Israel, MIddle East, new material, plastic alternative, shoes, thermoplastic

Compostable, Israel, new material, thermoplastic

FIXITS

This company has created a bio-compatible repair material that can be used to fix everyday consumable products from clothing to electronics, thereby increasing the life of the consumable product.

Vandana Balakrishnan

December 17, 2024

Compostable, electronics, electronics reuse, Europe, Re-use, Repair, UK

Compostable, electronics repair, household repair, Repair, UK