Category: USA

• BLUEVIEW FOOTWEAR

  

  This company is making biodegradable shoes from algae-based polyurethanes and other biodegradable materials.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 24, 2024

  Biodegradable, biodegradable polyurethane, california, fashion, seaweed, shoes, textiles, USA

  algae, biodegradable polyurethane, biodegradable shoes, seaweed, shoe knit technology

• BLUE PLANET INK

  

  This company is producing disappearing ink that can be inserted into standard printers so that paper can be re-used instead of recycled after the ink disappears after use.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 24, 2024

  california, dyes, non-toxic ink, Re-use, reduce, self-erasing ink, USA

  disappearing ink, dyes, ink, ph sensitive colorant, reuse, reuse paper, self-erasing ink

• EVRNU

  

  This company transforms post-consumer textile waste into a new raw material that can be used to create new textiles and clothes using their proprietary fiber technology, thereby reducing the amount of post-consumer waste ending up in landfill.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 24, 2024

  Biodegradable, california, clothing, clothing recycling, designed to be remade easily at end of life, fashion, fiber separation, new material, post-consumer textile waste, recycle, USA

  Biodegradable, clothing recyclling, fiber separation, new material, nucycl, post-consumer textile waste

• HUUE

  

  This company uses biotechnology to create sustainable and non-toxic dyes for the clothing industry.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 24, 2024

  california, DNA technology, dyes, fashion, microbes, non-toxic ink, plastic-free, protein fermentation, textiles, USA

  jeans, microbes, microbial secretions, plastic-free dyes

• BENI

  

  This company provides a browser extension that makes it easier to purchase a used version of a desired item, thereby decreasing friction related to re-use and resale.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  california, clothing, digital platform, Re-use, Resale, reusable clothing, software, USA

  browser extension, digital platform, reuse, software, used goods

• SWAY

  

  This company creates seaweed-based packaging solutions that are home-compostable.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  california, Compostable, compostable packaging, new material, plastic alternative, seaweed, USA

  Compostable, compostable packaging, seaweed

• 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

• BOLT THREADS

  

  This company uses DNA technology to create durable fabrics and textiles that are biodegradable and circular.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  Biodegradable, california, DNA technology, enzymatic, leather alternative, microplastic alternative for beauty products, mycellium, new material, protein fermentation, silk alternative, textiles, USA

  DNA technology, leather alternative, microplastics alternative, new material, protein fermentation, silk alternative, textiles

• AMP ROBOTICS

  

  This company uses robots at waste management facility to increase efficiencies associated with recycling and recovering value from waste

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  artificial intelligence, colorado, material recovery facilities, plastic diversion, plastic diversion system, robotics, USA, waste infrastructure, waste management facility, waste recovery, waste solutions, waste sorting, waste supply chain

  artificial intelligence, material recovery facility, robotics, waste management, waste recovery, waste sorting