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  • VAN PLESTIK

    VAN PLESTIK

    This company designs and develops 3D printing solutions that transform plastic waste (contaminated plastic) into unique, high-quality and affordable objects.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    3D printers, Europe, furniture, household design, netherlands, plastic upcycling, plastic waste, recycle, upcycling
    3D printers, contaminated plastic, plastic recycling, plastic upcycling, plastic waste
  • SAATHI

    SAATHI

    This company uses local banana waste to create naturally biodegradable sanitary pads that contain no plastic.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    agricultural waste, Asia, banana plants, Compostable, food waste, India, india, personal hygiene, plastic-free, sanitary pads, social enterprise/b corp
    agricultural waste, Biodegradable, Compostable, compostable sanitary pads, India, sanitary pads
  • MANGO MATERIALS

    MANGO MATERIALS

    This company produces biodegradable polymers from waste biogas, thereby creating a biodegradable and cost-effective alternative to oil-based plastics.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    Biodegradable, biogas waste, biopolymers, california, microbes, new material, packaging, plastic alternative, textiles, upcycling, USA
    Biodegradable, biopolymers, pha, plastic alternative
  • TWIG

    TWIG

    This Fintech company provides an online payment wallet that allows consumers to pay using the monetary value of their pew-owned physical items, thereby encouraging reuse and resale.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    B corp, Europe, Fintech, Re-use, reduce, Resale, reuse backend infrastructure, social enterprise/b corp, UK, unlocking value of existing goods
    bank of things, Fintech, used items
  • TROVE

    TROVE

    This company offers a secondary market to brands to creating a platform that enables buy back and resale of the brand’s items, thereby encouraging reuse and resale.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    california, digital, digital platform, fashion, luxury fashion, Re-use, Resale, resale platform for brands, software, USA, used clothes
    digital, Resale, resale platform for brands
  • IMPERFECT PRODUCE

    IMPERFECT PRODUCE

    This company rescues produce and other food items that would otherwise end up being wasted and offers a service to customers that leverages sustainability as a key offering, thereby preventing food waste and finding a market for “ugly” produce.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    agricultural waste, california, food waste, subscription service, surplus agriculture, USA, waste supply chain
    farming, imperfect agriculture, subscription service, surplus agriculture, surplus supply chain, ugly produce
  • WIZE TEA

    WIZE TEA

    This upcycling company rescues coffee leaves that are typically neglected during coffee production and makes coffee-like beverages from it.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    agricultural waste, Canada, coffee leaf, food product, food upcycling, food waste, social enterprise/b corp, upcycling, waste supply chain
    coffee leaf tea, discarded coffee leaves, tea
  • INCREDIBLE EATS

    INCREDIBLE EATS

    This company is on a mission to reduce plastic waste by creating an edible spoon that can be eaten, or else composted, thereby replacing the need for plastic cutlery.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    california, Compostable, compostable tableware, edible, new material, plastic alternative, USA
    Compostable, compostable tableware, edible spoons, ice cream
  • ECOVATIVE DESIGN

    ECOVATIVE DESIGN

    This company is creating biodegradable and compostable alternatives to plastics and other synthetic foams using mushroom technology within the packaging space.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    agricultural waste, carbon negative, Compostable, compostable packaging, food waste, leather alternative, meat alternative, mycellium, new york, packaging, plastic alternative, USA
    agricultural waste, leather alternative, mushroom, mushroom technology, mycellium, plastic alternative
  • GUMDROP

    GUMDROP

    This company is creating awareness and plastic alternatives with used gum.

    Vandana Balakrishnan

    January 31, 2024
    education, Europe, fashion, new material, shoes, UK, upcycling
    chewing gum, education, gumtec, upcycling
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