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BIOHM
This company grows building insulation and construction materials from mycelium — the root network of mushrooms — fed on food and agricultural waste, creating carbon-negative, fully biodegradable alternatives to petrochemical construction materials.
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NAKEDPAK
The world’s first brand of microplastic-free meals wrapped in edible packaging that dissolves completely in cooking — no plastic, no waste, just food.
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COMPOSTIFY
This company develops home-compostable alternatives that enrich the soil to traditional plant containers that tend to be made from virgin plastic
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GOB
This company produces compostable ear plugs from mycelium, offering an alternative to traditional foam or plastic earplugs
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HAPPE EARTH
The circle of it: This company replaces traditional disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) with medically approved compostable alternatives and offering a circular waste management system
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REBUNDLE
This company provides plant-based braiding hair made from banana fibers to offer a non-toxic, biodegradable, itch-free, and sustainable alternative to traditional plastic-based synthetic hair extensions.
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PARCEL HEALTH
This company is helping the pharmaceutical industry away from using plastic pill bottles to compostable paper pill bottle solutions
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TASTEE TAPE
This company creates edible (=compostable) tape and wraps for serving and storing food items like wraps, burritos, gyros, etc.
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SHELLWORKS
This company has developed non-plastic and home- compostable alternatives to traditional plastic packaging solutions.
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KEEL LABS
This company has developed seaweed-based fiber materials to be used in the fashion industry.
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MALAI ECO
This company is creating biomaterials to replace the use of animal leather using bacterial cellulose grown on waste coconut water from the coconut processing industry.
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CLEMENT PACKAGING
This company creates compostable packaging for consumer products.
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SAGES
This company creates naturally-derived dyes created from agricultural waste to replace the use of synthetic dyes that pollute the environment.
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COCOPALLET
This company has created a biodegradable shipping pallet from discarded coconut husks.
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BALENA
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.
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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.
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MI TERRO
This company is creating compostable bioplastics from food waste and other organic waste.
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CRUZ FOAM
This company creates compostable styrofoam made from food waste to replace traditional styrofoam for packaging solutions.
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BIOPOWDER
This company creates flours, powders and additives from waste components of produce like pits, stones and shells of fruits and vegetables.
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SAATHI
This company uses local banana waste to create naturally biodegradable sanitary pads that contain no plastic.
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INCREDIBLE EATS
This company is on a mission to reduce plastic waste by creating an edible spoon that can be eaten, or else composted, thereby replacing the need for plastic cutlery.
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ECOVATIVE DESIGN
This company is creating biodegradable and compostable alternatives to plastics and other synthetic foams using mushroom technology within the packaging space.
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TRACELESS
This company makes a sustainable and plastic-free and compostable alternative to plastics.
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SWAY
This company creates seaweed-based packaging solutions that are home-compostable.
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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.
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OCHIS
This company creates beautiful eyewear designs spent coffee grounds collected from cafes in Ukraine.
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THOUSAND FELL
This company creates recyclable sneakers out of biodegradable, waste materials and/or recycled materials and has a take-back program to ensure that used sneakers are re-integrated or repurposed or else re-used.
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ZEROCIRCLE
This company creates plastic alternative materials that are home-compostable from seaweed.
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BIOFASE
This company creates biodegradable and compostable cutlery from leftover avocado pits.
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PAKKA
This company uses waste agricultural biomass to create a range of compostable packaging and compostable tableware solutions.
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FLUUS
This company is creating zero-waste and plastic-free flushable sanitary pads, thereby keeping them out of landfills.
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JIVA MATERIALS
This company is developing a water soluble, biodegradable alternative to Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), making it easier to recycled electronic components.
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NOTPLA
This company is creating a compostable plastic alternative to single-use plastics using seaweed.
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PELA
This company creates compostable phone cases that naturally biodegrade, thereby eliminating the need for conventional plastic cases.
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OUTLANDER MATERIALS
This company utilizes food waste streams, especially from beer brewing, to create a compostable plastic alternative.