Category: consumer product

• COMPOSTIFY

  

  This company develops home-compostable alternatives that enrich the soil to traditional plant containers that tend to be made from virgin plastic

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 8, 2026

  biopolymers, Compostable, compostable packaging, consumer product, gardening, New Zealand, plastic alternative, plastic-free

  Compostable, compostable pots, gardening

• GOB

  

  This company produces compostable ear plugs from mycelium, offering an alternative to traditional foam or plastic earplugs

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  December 30, 2025

  california, Compostable, consumer product, mycellium, USA

  Compostable, compostable earplugs, mycellium

• PARCEL HEALTH

  

  This company is helping the pharmaceutical industry away from using plastic pill bottles to compostable paper pill bottle solutions

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  December 10, 2025

  Compostable, compostable packaging, consumer product, pharmaceutical, USA

  compostable pill bottles, eco-friendly, environment, pharma, recycling, sustainability, sustainable-living

• LOKA

  

  This company has created Dry-Erase markers made from 100% reclaimed plastic and are designed with a bio-recyclable additive to break down faster than conventional plastic.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  October 2, 2025

  biorecyclable additive, consumer product, recycle, USA

  biorecyclable additive, dry-erase markers, recycled plastic, recycling

• COCOPLUM

  

  This company upcycles used prescription bottles into frames for sunglasses

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  August 26, 2025

  beauty, california, consumer product, fashion, plastic diversion, plastic waste, prescription bottles, recycle, upcycling, USA

  beauty, fashion, plasticrecycling, upcycledplastic, upcycling

• BIO-GLITTER

  

  This company makes biodegradable and plastic-free glitter to be used in various industries including consumable products and cosmetics.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  December 10, 2024

  Biodegradable, consumer product, cosmetics, Europe, plastic alternative, plastic-free, UK

  environment, plastic, plastic-free, zero waste

• WISDOM SUPPLY COMPANY

  

  This company provides plastic-free and zero-waste stationary supplies.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  November 29, 2024

  B corp, california, plastic alternative, plastic-free, Re-use, recycle, social enterprise/b corp, stationary, USA

  environment, plastic, plastic-free, recycling, sustainability, waste management, zero waste

• HAMILTON PERKINS COLLECTION

  

  This upcycling company creates beautiful lifestyle products from recycled materials

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 25, 2024

  billboard vinyls, consumer product, fashion, luxury fashion, online marketplace, pineapple, pineapple fiber, plastic waste, plastic waste, upcycling

• SUGA

  

  This company creates yoga mats from discarded wet suits that would otherwise end up in landfill.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  california, consumer product, neoprene, USA, wetsuits

  neoprene, recycled neoprene, recycled wetsuits, upcycling

• LOLIWARE

  

  This company is working with seaweed-based plastic alternatives that are entirely compostable, and can be used for various products including cups and straws.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  california, Compostable, compostable tableware, consumer product, plastic alternative, seaweed, USA

  Compostable, compostable tableware, seaweed, straws