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FIBRETRACE
This company embeds a patented luminescent pigment into textile fibres at the very start of the supply chain — making every thread traceable and verifiable, from raw fibre all the way to recycled garment.
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SHELLWORKS
This company has developed non-plastic and home- compostable alternatives to traditional plastic packaging solutions.
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DABBADROP
This company is delivering healthy plant-based meals in reusable stainless steel “dabba” tins, thereby reduce food waste and plastic.
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NATURLOOP
This company is creating durable biomaterials to replace the use of woods for furniture and the construction industry from coconut husk fibers.
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UPCIRCLE
This company upcycles natural by-products into vegan beauty products, thereby keeping useful ingredients from landfills.
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JIMINY ECO TOYS
This company has created a marketplace for exclusively eco-friendly toys that feature natural materials or recycled materials, minimal or no plastic and highlights local brands.
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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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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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BIO-GLITTER
This company makes biodegradable and plastic-free glitter to be used in various industries including consumable products and cosmetics.
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COLORIFIX
This company utilizes DNA technology to create sustainable dyes that reduce the use of water and harmful chemicals in the fashion industry.
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TOO GOOD TO GO
This App fights food waste by connecting food businesses having excess food to consumers who want the food at a lower price, thereby creating an additional sales channel for food that otherwise would have been wasted.
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ELVIS & KRESSE
This British company repurposes used fire hydrants into luxury handbags and other luxury items.
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VAN PLESTIK
This company designs and develops 3D printing solutions that transform plastic waste (contaminated plastic) into unique, high-quality and affordable objects.
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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.
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GUMDROP
This company is creating awareness and plastic alternatives with used gum.
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EXCESS MATERIALS EXCHANGE
This company offers a marketplace on which on which companies can exchange their excess materials with each other, thereby reducing waste and encouraging re-use and repurpose.
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TRACELESS
This company makes a sustainable and plastic-free and compostable alternative to plastics.
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AGAIN
This company provides a cost-efficient way for businesses to use reusable glass packaging rather than sourcing virgin glass bottles.
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BIKE CLUB
This company offers a subscription service for kid’s bikes that can be exchanged for new ones as they outgrow their current ones, thereby encouraging reuse through a leasing model.
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MADE OF AIR
This company transforms wood waste and transform them into carbon-negative thermoplastics that can be used for various applications, and saves carbon dioxide emissions from being released into the environment.
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AEROPOWDER
This company is making high-quality insulation materials from surplus feathers obtained from the poultry industry.
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SOJO
This company provides an app that makes clothing repair accessible, thereby extending the life of clothes derived from the fashion industry.
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TOPUP TRUCK
This company brings zero waste refillable groceries through a mobile tuck.
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RUBY MOON
This company creates fashionable swimwear using a nylon fiber created using rescued fishing nets from the ocean.
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OCHIS
This company creates beautiful eyewear designs spent coffee grounds collected from cafes in Ukraine.
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ANANAS ANAM
The circle of it: This company is creating sustainable plant-based alternatives to leather by repurposing leaves leftover from pineapple production.
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ICTYOS
This company upcycles fish skin into a leather-like material for luxury goods.
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BOTTLETOP
This company creates upscale bags made from sustainable and zero waste materials like upcycled aluminum ringpulls, among others.
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NUDIE JEANS
This company has incorporated circularity into the life cycle of its jeans, including resale, repairs and a take-back program.
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BUNDLEE
This company offers a rental service for baby clothes, thereby encouraging reuse and bringing back resources to the business.
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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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STONECYCLING
This company creates building materials from upcycled waste from construction sites.
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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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RESTART
This social enterprise is an advocacy group that aims to educate and promote repairs of electronics by empowering citizens with repair skills, thereby creating awareness of problems associated with consumerist “use and throw away” models.
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CONNECTED ENERGY
This company utilizes second-life batteries from electric vehicles to provide energy storage solutions to its customers.
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AMMIQUE
This company creates a new type of mattress-free bed that can easily be reconfigured and reused many times over, thereby staying in circulation longer than typical mattresses.
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RESORTECS
This company makes clothing disassembly and upcycling more feasible by creating a dissolvable thread that degrades in certain heat conditions.
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ENJAY
This company has developed technology that provides energy solutions from polluted exhaust air.
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CIRCULAR IQ
This company helps companies offers software tools to “measure” circularity and resource management.
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OUTLANDER MATERIALS
This company utilizes food waste streams, especially from beer brewing, to create a compostable plastic alternative.
