Category: consumer product

• 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

• FUWA BIOTECH

  

  This company makes natural cleaning products by fermenting discarded pineapple skins leftover from pineapple harvest.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 19, 2024

  Asia, cleaning products, consumer product, enzymatic, food waste, pineapple, pineapple skins, vietnam

  cleaning products, enzymatic cleaning products, natural cleaning products, pineapple, pineapple skins, vietnam

• THAELY

  

  This company makes upcycled shoes with waste products like plastic bottles, plastic bags, caps and waste rubber.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 18, 2024

  Asia, consumer product, fashion, india, plastic waste, rubber, shoes, social enterprise/b corp, upcycling, waste solutions

  fashion, plastic bags, plastic bottles, shoes

• BOTTLETOP

  

  This company creates upscale bags made from sustainable and zero waste materials like upcycled aluminum ringpulls, among others.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 18, 2024

  Africa, consumer product, Europe, humanium metal, leather, luxury fashion, social enterprise/b corp, uganda, UK, upcycling

  acai berry seeds, aluminum pulls, humanium metal, luxury fashion, social enterprise, zero deforestation leather

• MOMO PENCIL

  

  This company produces high-quality pencils made from recycled newspapers.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 18, 2024

  Africa, consumer product, kenya, newspaper, social enterprise/b corp, upcycling

• NUDIE JEANS

  

  This company has incorporated circularity into the life cycle of its jeans, including resale, repairs and a take-back program.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 18, 2024

  clothing, consumer product, digital platform, Europe, online marketplace, prewashed jeans, Re-use, Repair, Resale, reusable clothing, sweden, take back, used clothes

  prewashed jeans, repairs, Resale, takeback

• FLUUS

  

  This company is creating zero-waste and plastic-free flushable sanitary pads, thereby keeping them out of landfills.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 17, 2024

  biopolymers, Compostable, consumer product, Europe, personal hygiene, sanitary pads, UK

  Compostable, flushable sanitary pads, sanitary pads