Category: UK

• SHELLWORKS

  

  This company has developed non-plastic and home- compostable alternatives to traditional plastic packaging solutions.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  August 18, 2025

  beauty, biopolymers, Compostable, compostable packaging, Europe, new material, plastic alternative, UK

  beauty, Compostable, compostable materials, shellworks

• DABBADROP

  

  This company is delivering healthy plant-based meals in reusable stainless steel “dabba” tins, thereby reduce food waste and plastic.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  August 6, 2025

  Europe, food industry, logistics, package-free, Re-use, reusable containers for food services, reusable packaging, UK

  dabbas, food, reusable containers, reusable food delivery, zero waste, zerowaste

• UPCIRCLE

  

  This company upcycles natural by-products into vegan beauty products, thereby keeping useful ingredients from landfills.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  April 15, 2025

  agricultural waste, Avocado pit, B corp, beauty, Europe, food upcycling, food waste, olive pits, online marketplace, refill, spent coffee, take back, UK, upcycling

  beauty, coffee, olive pits, refill, skincare, stone fruit pits, takeback, UK, upcycling

• SAGES

  

  This company creates naturally-derived dyes created from agricultural waste to replace the use of synthetic dyes that pollute the environment.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2025

  agricultural waste, clothing, Compostable, dyes, Europe, fashion, food waste, textiles, UK

  colors, dyes, eco-friendly, environment, sustainability, sustainable-living, textiles, zero waste

• 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

• 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

• COLORIFIX

  

  This company utilizes DNA technology to create sustainable dyes that reduce the use of water and harmful chemicals in the fashion industry.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  April 2, 2024

  dyes, Europe, fashion, microbes, protein fermentation, UK

  dyes, fashion, plastic-free dyes

• ELVIS & KRESSE

  

  This British company repurposes used fire hydrants into luxury handbags and other luxury items.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 31, 2024

  Europe, fire hose upcycling, luxury fashion, social enterprise/b corp, UK, upcycling

  fire hoses, luxury fashion, luxury handbags

• 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

• 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