Turning Plastic Rubbish into Profits
The potential seems endless for MBA Polymers, a company that cracked the code on separating plastics from complex waste streams.
Making compost out of sludge and sugar refinery waste
In order to tackle the production of greenhouse gases, Biodech has come up with a solution which consists in combining household waste with other green waste to make compost.
Closing the Carpet Loop
EcoNyl has developed the technology of aquafil in order to put a dent in global waste by recycling nylon from carpets, clothing and fishing nets and considerably reducing waste.
Making a Fairer Phone
A Dutch startup makes a worker-friendly, easily reparable, ethically-sourced smartphone that can hold its own in a competitive field.
Recycled construction, a permeable solution for the concrete jungle
In Mexico, Gravalock has created a system of permeable floors that is able to replace concrete.
Fermenting Factory Waste into Fuel
LanzaTech ’s revolutionary technology uses bacteria to turn industrial waste gases into biofuels and chemicals.
Phénix: Saving Excess Food from the Ashes
Founded in 2014, French start-up Phénix is working to connect large supermarkets and smaller associations to give unsold products, especially food, a second chance.
TriCiclos : the business that sees trash as a design flaw
With the premise that trash is a design flaw, the company Triciclos’ recycling model mixes civic education with various forms of “Clean Up Units.
This French biotech start-up company produces renewable inks, fabricated through bioproduction
Based in Montreal, this company has developed technology which enables a reduction of the GGE of municipal waste-collection trucks – solutions&co
The Mayor of Naestved (Denmark) is commited to helping SMEs produce more with less. – solutions&co
A city in Denmark is taking up an unexpected challenge: turning waste into a business opportunity. – solutions&co
