Category: waste supply chain

• BARNANA

  

  Food upcycling B-corp creating new supply chain by diverting bananas that do no meet export standards away from landfills, thereby creating new revenue streams and reducing waste.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 31, 2024

  B corp, banana, california, food industry, food product, food rescue, food upcycling, food waste, logistics, social enterprise/b corp, surplus agriculture, upcycling, USA, waste supply chain

  banana snack, food product, food upcycling, rescue food, surplus agriculture, surplus food management, surplus supply chain, upcycled food

• PHOOL

  

  This company tackles the problem of flower waste and repurposes spent temple flowers and repurposes them into incense, paper and water colors.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 31, 2024

  Asia, flower upcycling, habitat restoration, household design, incense sticks, India, india, social enterprise/b corp, upcycling, waste recovery, waste solutions, waste supply chain

  incense sticks, India, repurposed flowers, social enterprise, temple flowers, upcycled flowers

• 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

  

  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

• AEROPOWDER

  

  This company is making high-quality insulation materials from surplus feathers obtained from the poultry industry.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  Biodegradable, Europe, feathers, insulation material, packaging, textiles, UK, upcycling, waste supply chain

  Biodegradable, insulation material, thermal packaging material, used feathers

• 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

• GOODR

  

  This company is a surplus food management platform that leverages blockchain technology to connect businesses with surplus food with people in need, thereby reducing food waste and combating hunger.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  B corp, digital, digital platform, food rescue, food upcycling, food waste, georgia, logistics, reduce, USA, waste infrastructure, waste supply chain

  bcorp, digital platform, excess food supply chain, food insecurity, surplus food distribution system, surplus food management

• OCHIS

  

  This company creates beautiful eyewear designs spent coffee grounds collected from cafes in Ukraine.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 19, 2024

  biopolymers, Compostable, Europe, eyewear, flax, food upcycling, new material, plastic alternative, spent coffee, ukraine, upcycling, waste infrastructure, waste supply chain

  coffee, Compostable, eyewear, spent coffee, ukraine

• CLEAN THE WORLD

  

  This company collects discarded soap from hospitality partners and creates recycled soap that it cleans and repurposes to distribute to people in need.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 19, 2024

  florida, Re-use, reuse backend infrastructure, soap, social enterprise/b corp, upcycling, USA, waste supply chain

  bcorp, hotel soap, soap, upcycled soap, waste supply chain