ALT TEX is reimagining the uninventive and environmentally disastrous materials that have been used in the fashion industry for decades. As the demand for fashion continues to grow, textile production cannot continue to happen at the cost of the planet. At ALT TEX, we believe the solution lies getting creative with the materials we already have, rather than manufacturing new ones.

After years of intensive R&D, we have managed to produce a uniquely eco-friendly compound that provides the best user experience. The unique manufacturing process allows for usage of regular plastic machinery to create our products - reducing costs and meeting manufacturers' requirements. Our product feels and looks like plastic, but is made of a 100% environmentally friendly material which requires only water to biodegrade. No elaborate process or the use of chemicals is needed - once you're done, just throw it down the drain. Easy to produce, easy to use and easy to dispose of - our product allows for a sustainable and cleaner environment.

Simplifyber is changing the way clothes are created, transforming the world's $1.5 trillion Apparel Industry and 250-year old factory system into sustainable, additive manufacturing. By assembling clothes with chemistry rather than with sewing machines, the Simplifyber process eliminates much of the waste, carbon emissions, and water pollution that have led to fashion’s devastating environmental and social impact in recent years. Efficient, plant-based and closed-loop, Simplifyber is revolutionizing the way the world manufactures clothing with its proprietary technology and cutting-edge techniques.

We are building the API-toolkit to calculate the carbon footprint of any purchase. Companies and consumers are demanding more accurate data to reduce their emissions. We are building out the merchant- and product-level data infrastructure to empower consumers and companies to reduce their emissions. We work together with Raiffeisen Bank, Qvalia, MoneyHub, Cogni amongst many others financial institutions and FinTechs globally.

Babaco Market is a subscription with which you receive out-of-the-ordinary fruit and vegetables at home. Products that do not exceed the beauty contests organized by traditional channels and which risk being wasted. We deliver them to your home, in a box. Bring all the goodness of nature to the table and reduce food waste! A heart-shaped potato, a nosed eggplant, a kiwi or a Siamese cherry, these are just a few examples of what you will find in your box. But not only that, in each box you will also find products that are unique by nature because they come from small farmers who cultivate according to traditional methods and which safeguard the local Italian gastronomic tradition, unique in the world. Ordering your box is very simple and you can choose between the Bonsai box or the Jungle box: different for quantity of products. Think about how much fruit and vegetables you eat and who you share them with and you will find out which Babaco Box is right for you! Curious? Order the first box and choose between a weekly or fortnightly subscription, but don't worry: you can unsubscribe freely when you want, without any problem.

We make Solar savings simple for any homeowner by packaging together hardware, installation, warranties, financing, insurance, and continued tech support to bring out of pocket investment and risk for customers to 0. We are essentially producing trust and peace of mind in an otherwise jargony, regulation-heavy, sale to a non-technical customer.

At Rubi Laboratories, we turn carbon emissions into carbon-neutral cellulosic textiles for fashion brands with critical sustainability goals. Apparel is one of the top 3 dirtiest supply chains on Earth, and most major fashion brands have committed to critical and urgent sustainability goals amid consumer, investor, and supply chain pressure. However, brands are left frustrated with no scalable supply chain solutions despite some billions of dollars of investment per year. Our patent-pending technology sequesters carbon and produces carbon-, water-, and land-neutral textiles for apparel (~10 tons CO2 mitigated & sequestered per ton of textile, and ~0.4 GtCO2/year impact opportunity). Our textiles meet the needs of stakeholders across the fashion value chain: comparable costs to commercial textiles, easy manufacturing using existing viscose facilities, and properties which can mimic cotton, linen, silk, and wool. Today, Rubi is a team of 5 with expertise across science, business, fashion, and million-dollar-grossing product development. We have developed our lab prototype validating the core our technology, filed IP, interviewed 30+ potential customers and earned 2 LOIs, and attracted a stellar advisory board of leaders across science, business, supply chain, and fashion.

Sylvera’s mission is to be a source of truth for carbon markets. Sylvera’s team of experts leverages proprietary data and machine learning technology to produce the most comprehensive and accessible insights on carbon projects. Backed by renowned investors and partnering with leading researchers at UCLA, NASA and UCL, Sylvera is helping corporate sustainability leaders, carbon traders and governments confidently evaluate the best, and most impactful, carbon credits to invest in. By pioneering a much-needed solution and creating the first carbon intelligence platform, which provides independent ratings and market insights, Sylvera is raising the bar on project accounting and analysis, and introducing a much needed source of truth for carbon markets.

EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an operational intelligence platform that supports real-time decision making when controlling critical processes. In doing so, we’re helping facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. Our intelligent control engine is designed to reduce energy and chemical usage resulting in OPEX reductions of 25-30%. Meanwhile, our early warning engine helps operational staff proactively identify and manage instrument or process faults. Lastly, our APM solution notifies operators about how assets are performing and when to optimally maintain them.

Naturally occurring minerals - alongside forests, soils, and the ocean - are one of our planet's most vital carbon sinks. Over geological timescales, carbon dioxide in the air and water chemically bind to these minerals and permanently turn to stone. Heirloom's technology enhances this natural process, called carbon mineralization, to help minerals absorb CO2 from the ambient air in days, rather than years. By combining the best of engineering and nature, they can offer the most cost-effective and scalable Direct Air Capture solution in the world.

Journey Foods software enables food companies to quickly grow from new ideas, or new improvement, to commercialization by configuring desired consumer preferences, generating improved product formulations through ingredient tagging, receiving automated compliance and supply chain insights on nutrition and sustainability indicators. The solutions give management teams significantly faster data to make better strategic decisions and increase the ease of monitoring products for the 3 trillion dollar packaged foods market. The Journey Foods database retains an extensive and standardized database to extract data from millions of ingredients for algorithms to dynamically analyze and methodically recommend optimized portfolio recommendations based on pricing, supply chain, and nutrition parameters. To date, the company has established a database comprised of over 2 billion ingredient insights.

There are over 2 billion people in the world who suffer from food insecurity. It doesn’t have to be this way if we consider that we waste over a third of the food that we produce in the world, while the food is perfectly edible, for reasons such as aesthetic or packaging defects, or because the food is about to expire. At Nilus, we have developed a digital platform that facilitates the sourcing of food products that are at risk of being wasted from producers and retailers, and we distribute them at 30% to 50% of their market price among soup kitchens in low income neighborhoods. We are currently operating in Argentina, Mexico and Puerto Rico, where we have delivered over 3 million plates of food to over 90,000 people. Since COVID-19 broke out, we have grown over 1400% between March and June. Nilus was incubated at the Harvard Innovation Labs and received an honorable mention in Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas. Its investors include Google, Siemens and Marriott.

It's our vision to build a healthy, equitable and sustainable world, and we believe we can do this by making biology fundamental to every industry on earth. Based off of 20 years of research by Professor Douglas Kell, CBE, we're building a computational platform for intelligent enzyme development. We take advantage of advanced AI and Deep Learning, combined with proprietary lab automation and genomic sequencing to intelligently navigate the vast search space of enzymes. This allows us to design and discover enzymes for any purpose, and in timelines to suit client need. We have first applied this to solve the plastics crisis, and have developed a plastic-eating enzyme that enables the bulk breakdown of mixed waste plastics. This technology will enable the direct conversion of plastics into chemicals for use in polymer manufacturing, chemicals production and other industrial processes. This technology also enables plastics to be utilised as a feedstock for bioprocesses, greatly improving the cost-competetiveness of biomaterials and specialty chemicals. Plastics are our first target, and we have plans to, and have already begun to tackle many other focus areas in health, the environment and industrial processes.

KETOS sits at the intersection of data science, IoT, and water automation. KETOS serves an array of industrial and agricultural enterprises, commercial businesses, institutions, cities & utilities, empowering them to make smarter decisions through real-time water intelligence and predictive analytics. Our innovative, patented hardware, and intelligent, interactive KETOS SmartFabric provides a robust software platform for predictive and actionable metrics - delivering the tools & insights needed to optimize water usage, ensure resource sustainability and provide water safety assurance.

Checkerspot is a materials company. Our innovation platform enables the design -- at a molecular level -- of new high performance materials, starting with next-gen polyurethanes and textile coatings/finishes utilizing building blocks (such as triglycerides and fatty acids) never available before at scale that can impart unique high value physical properties for materials. Our approach is also more sustainable than relying on petrochemical inputs.

Minimum’s hybrid solution of cutting-edge sustainability software supplemented by best-in-class human know-how helps businesses achieve their sustainability goals fast. We leverage the powerful scaling effects of our sophisticated technology to empower our world class in-house experts to focus on impactful, high-value analysis and advice, getting companies up and running with an all-important baseline carbon footprint and reduction strategy in a matter of weeks, not months. Our software tool is a holistic carbon management platform. It streamlines the data collection process, automates the calculations and displays the output reports. The flexibility of our data collection software allows us to customise the data collection process to each specific customer's needs. Our carbon calculations combine each customer's input data with the most appropriate emission factors, pulling from multiple datasets including leading government data sets, scientific reports and our own proprietary data. Where necessary we also fill gaps in the data with benchmarks and estimates that we are able to make from across all the companies we have previously footprinted. Our dashboards and reports are generated using the outputs of the calculations and a overseen by our sustainability experts.

We want to respond to environmental challenges and bring about a sustainable economy that respects the Planet. Together let's create an alternative, transparent and low-carbon bank.

Circulor is using blockchain, IoT and AI to bring transparency to materials supply chains. The Circulor platform tracks raw materials from source to finished product, helping manufacturers and their suppliers build a sustainable future. Circulor's clients' raw materials concerns range from cobalt to palm oil to plastics recycling. Materials are given a dynamic identity which is the basis for a complete chain of custody, even as their composition changes during refining and amalgamation. They help customers to demonstrate responsible sourcing, to monitor inherited emissions from the supply chain and to underpin their circular economy ambitions. They help procurement and sustainability professionals see and manage what previously was invisible.

Our goal at SOSOCARE is to always offer quality and affordable healthcare coverage for Nigerians. When you buy a health plan, you agree to pay a certain rate hereafter called premium to SOSOCARE. In return, SOSOCARE pays your medical bills using our innovative technology, provided they are covered by the health plan you sign up for. SOSOCARE’s plan not only helps you manage the cost of receiving medical care—whether routine or unplanned, but also creates an affordable avenue to access high quality and affordable medical services across 991 hospitals and more. At no cost to you upon signing up for a plan covered by our SOSOCARE Bronze or Silver package.

Arena Recycling Industry is a social business that collects plastic waste from beaches in Dar es Salaam and produce building materials such as Eco-Bricks, paving block and tiles out of recycled plastic waste for construction of affordable houses, toilets and other buildings in rural areas. Our solution not only contributes to plastic-free beaches and waterways, but also helps bridge the water and sanitation gap by constructing water tanks and latrines with our eco-bricks. We educate and promote the change of behavior in waste disposal, by involve community recycle’s into logistic and improve their income by buying collected plastic waste from environment, the collected plastic waste is then sorted according to plastic waste composition (density) melted and mixed with sand to produce bricks covered during courses.

EcoPlastile is a tech enabled (mobile app, web, USSD, location and agent based) waste management, green materials social enterprise that addresses the challenges of urban waste management (plastic pollution), chronic youth unemployment, deforestation, climate change, and indecent housing while improving access to health and education services especially for the marginalized communities. Ecoplastile has started from Uganda it's pilot market with expansion plans to other countries like Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, DRC Congo and the entire East African market. Ecoplastile has launched, “WasteInsure” a digital micro waste- health insurance program which uses garbage as a financial resource in exchange for health and education insurance using a handy phone. WasteInsure uses both a mobile application, web, USSD and agent based platform that allows people to use a mobile phone anywhere any time to exchange plastic for health insurance cover. With this program, the community and uninsured poor slum dwellers and other low income households are able to pay for health cover, drugs, and other health bills by using plastic garbage as payment to an insurance scheme. After plastic has been collected, Ecoplastile uses an innovative, chemical free and energy conserving plastic extrusion processes

Kudoti is a digital supply chain and marketplace platform for waste materials, enabling companies to reach a zero waste impact by maximising the value from offloading waste materials, or traceably sourcing new materials for production and landfill diversion. We work with companies to build inbound and outbound supply chains for waste materials, from source to end point, to ensure the continuous flow of materials from waste to resource. Our digital platform allows corporates, manufacturers, recyclers and municipalities to do the following: - Trace and identify and trace the origin of waste materials, locate & tally volumes to certify material recycling or reuse - Trade waste materials for any material, anywhere as well as manage and display inventory to partners - Tracking materials and product lifecycle, with full tracking of each stage and real-time updates - Rewarding and incentivising suppliers and partners with goal-setting, progress milestones, notifications & reminders and incentives upon achievement

In 2014, a group of young Ghanaian and German started an initiative called Recycle Up! Ghana to tackle the tremendous waste challenges in Ghana and the world through education and empowerment of the youth. The approach is based on a core set of beliefs that young people are the change-makers of the future and that local problems need to be solved by local residents. The goal of Recycle Up! Ghana is to train the youth to be able to identify societal challenges such as plastic waste pollution and to develop local sustainable solutions that contribute to alleviating this problem. Recycle Up! Ghana believes that these plastic waste can be recycled into useful products in an exchange to save the environment from pollution. With this belief we started the Community waste recycling project which seeks to educate, segregate, collect and recycle post-consumer plastic waste from the community level into useful products like school bags, phone cases, carabiners, furniture, building materials(bricks) etc. We also setup a Plastic Waste innovation center to research, prototype and test products that can be developed from the recycling of plastic waste. These ideas can further be incubated as startups in our business incubator program to become fully profitable business ventures.

DalO Systems is a software platform that helps African waste collection operators deliver better service to their customers and easily provide reporting to government regulatory authorities. We allow waste operators to easily register and geolocate their customers, monitor operations and fleet position in real time, provide traceability of cash payments, and allow for electronic payment. DalO systems platform is accessible on both mobile and desktop, and allows engagement across multiple stakeholders: management team, field operators, customer agents, government regulators, and customers. We enable businesses to move from analog to digital and provide applications that would meet the needs of a wide array of African businesses.

SESA Recycling is a young social enterprise based in Accra, Ghana. Launched in 2019 with support of DOW Chemical and awarded in 2021 by UNDP Ghana & Coca-Cola Foundation, we are implementing recycling programs where households, faith-based organization, schools can redeem their sorted waste for products (data/airtime, mobile money, sanitation products, food or plastic items) or innovative services (pay electricity/water bill with plastics). To date, the company: - Collecting and recycling 20 t/m of plastics (PET/LDPE/PP/PE). - Supervising a School recycling program (30 schools, ), Church recycling program (30 churches, 15,000 students), and Home recycling program (500 households) - Managing 2 collection centers across Accra, including a recycling centre equipped with conveyor and plastic crusher

The Yo-Waste cloud platform helps government & private garbage collection companies and municipal authorities to manage garbage collection logistics such as maximizing garbage collection locations while lowering operating costs in terms of fuel expenses and others. This is all achieved through our hauler app and garbage collection and scheduling mobile applications. Our core objectives as a company include; To create a full waste & recycling company focussed on sustainability To work with customers and recycling firms to divert wastes from landfills To develop new & innovative technologies focussed on waste management & recycling To disrupt the waste management industry in Africa To connect haulers & recyclers with businesses & households to reduce unnecessary waste transportation costs and save both environmental & economic resources. To help haulers & recyclers get more clients and earn extra income

rePATRN intends to bridge the gap between the developed world that is in dire need of PET plastics and Ghana, a developing country, which does not have the infrastructure to manage the material. Rather than building a new collection system from scratch, we decided to leverage the existing informal collection system, that after extensive research, proved to be more effective than formal waste collection. It is through these informal workers, that rePATRN is looking to procure 900 tonnes of PET a month to feed West Africas first food grade PET recycling plant. The journey to the recycling plant is divided into three phases. In phase 1, the current phase, we are rebuilding our supply network after it collapsed post-COVID. In this phase the entire volume that is procured is sorted by color, separated from contaminants, baled and exported to Europe for recycling. There the material is used for food grade applications, textiles and packaging straps. Once we get back above the levels of September 2019 (857 tonnes), phase 2 will be initiated. Here we will evaluate where the new plant should be situated, what type of building we will need to fulfil our needs and what supplier of recycling machinery to choose to ensure highest quality pellets. Phase 3 will see the execution of phase 2.

BioMec produces high performance eco prosthesis based on ghost fish nets and PET bottles from the sea, aimed to increase access to artificial limbs at reasonable prices, using a technology that increases compatibility between the residual limb and prosthesis creating comfort and consuming 90% less time, while recycling plastic wastes in the ocean. We improve peoples lives so they can feel and experience things that would otherwise be challenging without a well designed prosthesis, giving them confidence and productivity. BioMec believe in climate change, recycling and harmony with nature by re-purposing harmful plastic materials to lift peoples lifes providing biomechanics solutions for biomedical engineering

TakaTaka Solutions is a vertically integrated waste management company. We are active in waste collection, sorting, recycling and composting. We support our customers in achieving their recycling goals while also working with them on data insights and regulatory compliance issues. when there are no other recyclers for many waste materials, we invest into our own recycling infrastructure to ensure that almost every waste material gets a second life. This is why we recycle the majority of the waste we collect internally. We compost all organic waste at our own composting plant. We recycle all plastics (other than PET bottles) at one of our two in-house plastic recycling plants: One for plastic containers and one for flexible packaging. We collect 60t of Nairobi's waste every day from hundreds of residential, commercial and industrial clients across the Nairobi Metropolitan area. We sort 40 different fractions into cardboard, paper, plastic containers & packaging, styrofoam, glass, metal, aluminum, shoes, textiles and many more fractions. We recycle 95% of the waste we collect. We recycle plastic containers and packaging ourselves; we make compost from organic waste; and work with recycling partners for other materials.

Trashin performs waste management from collection to transformation. We educate, operate collections, track waste, extract consumption data and seek alternatives for waste recovery; strengthening the companies' reverse logistics, income generation and the local and circular economy. We operate strong projects in Circular Economy, focused in waste management and reverse logistics, bringing technology, innovation and great way to communicate the sustainable efforts.

Instituto Muda has promoted sustainable practices in buildings through waste management.

Atando Cabos arises from the dream of restoring the coasts and ecosystem of Patagonia. In partnership with Recollect and Comberplast, we collect plastic waste that ends up all over the austral coast, to transform them again into raw material and reincorporate them into the production chain as long-term recyclable products, generating circular economy. Atando Cabos articulates between all the members of the chain, in order to collectively give a second life to the discarded plastics along the entire southern coast.

Worldwide Accountability Solutions, the main objective is to generate and integrate solutions with high social and environmental impact, with a technological base, currently focused on the construction industry. WAS Co has generated 5 business units such as: Polycrete by WAS Co: Development of sustainable building materials based on recycled polymer compounds applied to structural and non-structural material, with better mechanical and chemical properties and at a competitive price. MWorks by WAS Co: Construction of buildings for social use such as decent housing, schools, clinics, shelters, among others, sustainable and affordable with new sustainable construction materials from Polycrete by WAS Co and a new lego-type construction system, to reduce costs up to 60%, and build the house in 2 to 3 days. The material insulates heat and cold, does not spread fire, and is highly resistant to earthquakes. Polycreate by WAS Co & P.olin: Development and marketing of products based on recycled materials such as: personal and household accessories, business and corporate products, interior and exterior design, among other custom designs. Bauss by WAS Co: Commercialization of materials for auxiliary or secondary use within the construction processes of projects.

AddiCo provides solutions to enable the circular economy of plastics, main verticals that we work for are the automotive and food packaging industries. Our solutions include tailor-made products (under the tradename AddiCo) combined with proprietary technology and know-how. Our product lines include polymer additives that allow the recycling of plastics waste, particularly coming from mixed plastics automotive post-industrial streams, and multilayer plastic films from packaging industries. We also have a family of polymer additives that allow formulation and recycling of biodegradable /compostable resins and articles. Our technology team fully supports the product lines that strive to provide comprehensive solutions to our customers (product+process).

ReciclApp is an application that seeks to optimize and improve the recycling process in Chile, joining people who have reusable material, with recyclers willing to remove this material and market it freely

Their business model is focused on a distribution channel of basic needs products in bulk. Revolving around retail sale through dispenser machines in returnable packaging they aim at reducing prices, responding to the problem of lack of liquidity in low-income families that cannot buy higher volume formats, combating poverty tax and further reducing the environmental packaging impact. Algramo aims to establish a wholesale relationship with manufacturers of consumer products such as detergents, rice and oil, amongst others, in order to buy the products in bulk, saving packaging costs significantly without lowering the quality of the product . Thus, bulk suppliers are able to distribute products in stores in large quantities, whilst reducing logistics costs.

Ecoins tackles the low recycling rates in Latin America by addressing the challenges experienced by three main stakeholders: • Collection centers: By 2018 only 4.5% of waste in Latin America is recycled, in large part due to the fact that most waste management systems still lack the capacity to collect recoverable waste separately. • Producers: Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is starting to gain traction in LATAM, and companies are taking significant steps to recover the materials they put into the market and use recyclable materials in their packaging (eg. Pepsico, Nestlé). However, they are facing collection bottlenecks. • Consumers: They are progressively more aware of the need to do responsible consumption. But because municipal waste collection / management systems haven't shown leadership in recycling, many citizens willing to recycle lack the basic knowledge, means or incentives to do so. Through an online platform (app + web) as well as communication and educational campaigns, ecoins incentivizes the consumer to separate waste and take it to existing community or municipal collection centers, rewarding them with the ecoins currency which can be exchanged for discounts and promotions from partners.

Green Mining has developed an Intelligent Reverse Logistics technology to efficiently retrieve post-consumer packaging and bring it back into the production cycle with full traceability using IoT and blockchain. Green Mining intends to continue increasing the amount of collection operations throughout Brazil and the world, and consequently the amount of waste that will be guaranteed recycling, collaborating with the environment, in addition to giving dignity and respect to more and more workers.

Deliver your packaging and recyclable material and earn with it! Through an innovative collection program distributed in several public and private places, your waste is worth tricycle points that can be converted into several benefits! The most complete and fun environmental loyalty program!

So+ma offers a loyalty program to create new habits and expand opportunities in low-income communities. The program has advantages over the same logic as any other loyalty program, with a differential: behavior is the currency of exchange. From the attitude of the citizen (recycling, saving money, encouraging reading and or having adequate food), anyone accumulates credits that can be exchanged for: training courses, services, discounts on local commerce, food, among others benefits. Through technology and using behavioral science the company expand citizens' choices by encouraging healthier and sustainable attitudes and habits. This fosters individual and social development. The major attitude that is being promoted up to now is recycling.

ECO PANPLAS is an innovative startup industry of contaminated plastic packaging recycling, that performs this process without using water, without producing waste and with a high C02 emissions reduction, achieving great socioenvironmental benefits and through its own technological solution, 100% Brazilian, disruptive and pioneering worldwide, solving today's major environmental problems: climate change, plastic pollution and preservation of resources, especially water resources. We have developed an innovative production system, composed of equipment and processes patented, that performs the decontamination and recycling of lubricant packaging in an ecological way: without the use of water, without waste generation, and 30% less cost than the process used by our competitors today. More than that, all residual oil is recovered and sold for the production of new oil, eliminating the environmental risk. The result is a recycled raw material of excellent quality, that we sale for the production of new oil bottle, 100% made of our recycled plastic and with 10% cost reduction, thus creating a true circular economy.

Rekosistem is an end to end zero waste ecosystem Start-Up that aims to redefine existing ecosystem to be more eco-friendly and sustainable. Rekosistem operates based on circular economy principle. Our solutions improve how the waste value chain works to be more productive and efficient with minimal behavioural changes. We believe in technology and innovation, they are implemented our pillars as follows: 1. Rekosistem App The zero waste ecosystem app that enables user to apply sustainable living with certain features such as routine pick-up, transfer/ sell your waste, and waste pick-up. 2. Repick - IoT Drop Box This product is a smart bin for plastic waste of products packaging. User can drop certain classified plastic waste into the Drop Box. The drop box will directly reward digital money per waste dropped to user. 3. Renergi - IoT Biodigester Biodigester that converts the organic waste to valuable biogas and biofertilizer. Which goals or milestones have you reached so far? Are there details you would highlight as achievements to date? 1. We participate in several accelerator programs such as MRT Jakarta Acceleration, Startup Studio by Ministry of Communication and Information Indonesia, Plug & Play End Plastic Waste Program, and OPPA Accelerator by SecondMuse. 2. Secure 5 B2B Partnerships that consist of Private Company and Government. 3. 219 Individual Users of Mini Composter for Organic Waste. 4. 168 Individual Users, Send Your Waste and Waste PickUp Deck(s): https://api.typeform.com/responses/files/d6ee3ea1a62c3000ff046f796536714d76c1ffa7641a03ccdc7bc37dd8122143/200921_Rekosistem___Deck_Updated_compressed.pdf Video(s): https://bit.ly/rekovideo

Re>Pal is based in East Java, Indonesia, with a small HQ in Australia as part of its ASX listing (ASX RAN). We recycle waste into logistic pallets and work with large multi-nationals such as Unilever OleoChemicals, Nestle, SC Johnson, LF Logistics, Danone as well as large domestic Indonesian companies. We are recycling waste, diverting it from landfill and in 2019 we diverted 5,800,000kg of waste, cleaning it and recycling and extruding into pallets. We also use corporate waste, which is ideal as it is generally clean & post-factory waste. As a part of this partnership with a growing yet small number of corporates for their waste, we are seeing interest in multi-layer plastic waste recycling into our Re>Pal pallet. This is a huge potential for Re>Pal as it will also drive the adoption of our pallet instead of companies relying on the traditional and unsustainable hardwood timber pallets. This initiative will also drive down waste/ raw material pricing and see our COGS improve.

 PolyCycl’s technology chemically recycles waste plastics to high value petrochemical feedstock and fuels.  The company is today one of handful companies globally, that has developed a differentiated, continuous (non-batch) and scalable process.  The technology is highly scalable, with single modular lines of upto 75 TPD each. Multiple such lines can be implemented in parallel to setup projects to process several 100,000 tons of waste plastics per annum.  Generated fuels have been analyzed by a petrochemical major and confirmed to be compatible for steamcracking and manufacturing of new plastics.  The continuous process architecture enables a capEx and OpEx reduction of up to 50% vis-à-vis first generation batch variants.  Yield 830 – 870 litres per ton of waste plastic. Project EBITDA 40% -65% ; IRR(e) > 25%.  Readiness to implement projects in EU, USA, India, South East Asia.  Video related to the technology: polycycl.com/full_video.html

Plastics For Change enables industry partners to transition towards a circular economy while measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Plastics For Change is expanding its plastic recycling centers to coastal communities riddled with plastic pollution. The franchise model for plastic collection is empowering wastepickers to become wantrepreneur. The company partners with global brands and manufacturers to catalyze positive change in communities that need it the most through responsible supply chains. The company’s mission is to break the cycle of poverty for millions around the world at the base of the informal recycling supply chain and prevent ocean-bound plastics from contaminating the environment.

Since 2017, Myanmar Recycles has been providing an industrial scale solution to Myanmar’s plastic pollution problem with support from Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) through a partnership at Myanmar’s largest landfill. MR is the leading recycler in Myanmar with a vision of a zero plastic waste future. We focus on plastic film that is simply too dirty for other companies to recycle: Myanmar Recycles collects, sorts, washes, and recycles traditionally unrecyclable, valueless post-consumer plastic film that is significantly contributing to our global plastic waste crisis. MR has developed a scalable collection model that works in countries with little to no plastic collection infrastructure. We work with marginalized and low-skill communities to collect plastic, while providing transparency and fair wages and creating a value for plastic waste that will make it more likely to be collected and recycled.

Ishitva aims at solving real-world problem of Waste by building automation solutions based on industry 4.0 tools, including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and IoT. Effective sorting of the waste is currently the weakest link in creating circular value chain. Therefore, to avoid dumping and burning of the dry waste, we particularly focus at creating effective and efficient sorting system to improve both quantity as well as quality of recycling activities. Our solutions use computer vision to make sorting more efficient at different stages of the waste value chain. With a futuristic vision of revolutionizing the recycling industry, today we provide solutions for automated picking, sorting, and segregation of plastics based on composition, color, brands etc. Our current solutions include SUKA AI-powered Air Sorting, YUTA AI-powered Robotic Sorting, Netra Machine Vision system, and Sanjivani Fully Automated MRF plant for decentralized sorting applications.

BluePhin Technologies is a youth led, cleantech company disrupting age old environmental conversation techniques by leveraging technology. Our first solution, BluePhin is a smart robot that can autonomously collect waste in water. The BluePhin team has been featured on CNN, Dubai Eye and several sustainability podcasts for their hard work and perseverance to fight climate change and decarbonize our economy. The team has since won the Sharjah EF Pitch Competition, Unilevers Young Entrepreneur Award, exhibited at GMIS, Gitex Future Stars, and was invited as a speaker to several conferences like the WGEO and UN ESCWA Technology Meeting.

Recycling activities in much of the developing world are relegated to the shadow economy or the informal markets. Banyan Nation is a new age recycling company that is formalizing the informal supply chain through a data intelligence platform and has developed a pioneering plastics cleaning technology to produce near virgin grade recycled HDPE material. Banyan's innovative business model has unlocked ‘Circular Economy’ in India compelling responsible brands such as Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, Shell, Tata Motors to use thousands of tons of recycled plastics instead of virgin plastics. Banyan collects thousands of tons of discarded post consumer HDPE waste such as shampoo, lotion, edible oil, engine oil bottles through its informal recycler network and recycles them into high quality recycled HDPE Blow Grade granules at its state of the art recycling facility in Hyderabad. Banyan Nation won the Dell Circular Economy People’s Choice Award at the World Economic Forum, Davos in 2018. Milestones & Achievements: Developed a robust and traceable informal supply chain; developed plastic washing technology; signed contracts with FMCG and Auto Majors; raised $7.8M to build a state of the art recycling facility; commercially supplying materials as per signed contracts.

BlockTexx is an early stage clean technology company that recovers polyester and cellulose from textiles and clothing. Through an Australian developed patent pending process that combines chemical recovery technology and advanced manufacturing to produce high quality recycled materials of rPET pellets and cellulose powder from textile waste. BlockTexx is positioned at the end of the value chain, where raw materials and end-of-use solutions have the highest environmental impact and revenue potential.

Bintix brings together two seemingly separate problems/markets- waste management and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) marketing. Problems plaguing both sectors are solved by Bintix in one stroke. Bintix generates consumer consumption data from waste thereby making the value of the plastics (low/high) irrelevant. This removes systemic collection bias and ensures that every plastic matters and is collected - preventing plastics from entering the water bodies right at source. Valuable data from waste helps avert FMCG companies from making inaccurate/imprecise marketing decisions due to current data paucity/unreliability in India and abroad. Bintix has completed Proof of Concept with Unilever, L'Oréal, Kellogg's, Godrej, J&J and others to establish data product and has scaled up operations to 6 cities across India to obtain Pan-India data. Revenue from data on top of the revenue from plastic recycling/service makes the model sustainable and scalable globally. Novel value to waste!

We are leaders in pyrolysis - commissioned 30+ pyrolysis plants since 2007 Pyrolysis and oil purification technology patent granted. We offer Patented PUREMAX™ Technology to remove organic contaminants of Cl, O, S, N from pyrolysis oil. Our product, PUR♽IL™ is produced from post-consumer mixed plastic waste and biomass waste. PUR♽IL™ is the best feedstock for the production of retail-blended biofuels, circular polymers and sustainable chemicals. We offer CARB♽N-TRANSITI♽N™ SOLUTIONS and PYROMAX™ pyrolysis technology.

We developed a microbial cocktail that degrades, metabolises and mineralizes fossil based plastics. Our process is applicable to all sorts of single-use plastics (PET, PP, LDPE, HDPE, PS, CPE, EVA -all tested) and can operate under suboptimal conditions. we have tested these plastics separately and mixed in together as well. The listed plastics are post-consumer waste plastics: colored, clear, sterilized and plastics with food debris on them. This method not only solves the plastic issue but also generates valuable end-products: bioplastics and biogas. With these, our aim is to create a circular, thus more sustainable economy. The process itself can be described as follows: we take a blend of hydrocarbon based plastics, put them in a batch with the bacteria, our minimal essential media and water. Afterwards in about two days we can macroscopically confirm the beginning of the degradation process. Complete degradation of the polymers will take about two months.

We are solving a global problem by creating an ethical, predictable, and liquid market for certified recycled plastic that’s safe to use in food-grade packaging Greenback is creating a solution for post-consumer waste plastic which supports the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. We are implementing an efficient, scalable and distributed process that offers consumers a better product while providing full transparency and traceability. We support local economies to help them extract untapped value from waste. In developing countries, we create fairly-rewarded, safe jobs and new income streams for thousands of waste pickers. We are building a decentralised network of recycling plants near the sources of plastic waste, which we buy from local collectors. We use the infrastructure already in place and combine it with our advanced technologies to provide feedstock for the production of food-grade packaging at scale. To evidence the recycled content in the packaging, we use our ecoVeritas certification system, based on blockchain and AI technologies, giving brand owners and consumers confidence from shelf to shelf.

Urbyn is a young clean tech developing a smart waste management platform. Our mission is to help companies reduce their landfill waste by matching them with the best up-cycling and recycling solutions. To do that we have built a network of 400+ haulers and recycling companies and a waste management software. Our solution allows our client to increase their recycling rate by 20%, decrease their waste cost by 20% and improve waste traceability. History : 2019 : first year of commercialisation 140 k€ revenues 2020 : target 750 k€ rev.

Plastic pollution is not just due to plastic packaging. Many products contain as much plastic on the inside as they do in their packaging. And yet most innovations focus on plastic packaging that can be collected and recycled. Naturbeads is one of the few companies focusing on the plastic inside the products. Plastic microbeads are intentionally added to personal care and cosmetic products, paints and coatings, adhesive, inks, detergents and many other industrial and consumer products. The global market for microbeads is $6 Billion in 2021 of which the plastic market share is $1 Billion. We have already completed a pilot plant (1 ton/year) and we have three customers in personal care and cosmetics and paints and coatings and additives, which have successfully tested our material and are interested in purchasing our beads (business opportunity 400 tons/year). We are now looking for funding and partner to accelerate the scale up and commercialize our technology ahead of incoming regulations (https://echa.europa.eu/fr/-/working-on-the-world-s-broadest-restriction-of-intentional-uses-of-microplastics).

Aquapak’s polymers are non-toxic, marine-safe and soluble in warm or hot water. Aquapak products such as Hydropol™ are specially engineered materials that can create a range of packaging products that are specially targeted to make unrecyclable packaging fully recyclable within existing waste streams and thereby reduce the amount of ‘single use’ plastic being used. They allow users to maintain the primary functionality of their products whilst designing-in end-of-life recyclability, anaerobic digestion or compostability. We produce stable resin pellets that are converted by our network of manufacturing partners using their existing machinery. Our polymer pellets can be manufactured into a single-layer plastic film, extrusion coatings, laminations to paper or board and injection mouldings.

Litta are turning mobile gamers into citizen scientists. Our solution gives individuals the tools to tackle litter in their local community, local authorities the data to make informed decisions and brands the platform to engage an increasingly sustainably minded consumer. Individuals -- a mobile-based game that enables users to utilise augmented reality to 'capture' litter and feed it to their LittaBug, compete in community challenges, win prizes and learn about the effect and danger posed by litter. Local Authorities - We use the data captured to overlay litter hotspots with local authorities' current infrastructure and street cleaning routes to identify potential efficiency improvements in the EOL of the supply chain. We help address the issue of "binfrastructure", recording locations and typology of bins whilst also providing an innovative solution to help with litter surveys and comparative data sets across local authorities, an issue identified by DEFRA in the "Litter Strategy For England". Brands/Producers - We integrate augmented reality marketing and brand-sponsored competitions into the game and use data to identify recyclability issues of their packaging and reduce their usage of single-use plastics.

We have made it our mission to provide the plastics industry with technologically advanced tools that help limit plastic waste through circularity. We believe that plastic should be recycled, not down-cycled. Our novel sorting system allows plastics converters and brand owners to recycle plastic waste that current technologies cannot handle. We sort complicated plastic mixtures into individual plastic types, obtaining very high purities. This means that the sorted plastic types easily can go back into production, enabling closed-loop recycling. The system's scalability makes on-site implementation possible, allowing plastics converters and brand owners to obtain full control and traceability of their own waste streams. Moreover, our tonnage based lease model makes our system profitable from day one, both economically and environmentally. Our aspiration is to change the entire mindset of the plastic recycling industry, from a centralized, volume focused mindset to a decentralized, quality focused mindset. So, if your company has a plastic waste headache... We can sort you out today.

The buy & sell e-commerce platform for certified circular materials. The platform enables companies to connect, generate business, and create value chains around sustainability and circular economy. We promote interconnectivity of companies, materials, and industries to operate in an unrestricted digital environment. We offer a trustworthy ecosystem that facilitates and certifies commercial transactions in a secure digital environment, via blockchain technology. Through transparency, the platform promotes proof of origin and traceability of the sustainable and circular materials to enable the shift toward a Circular Economy. We enable our users to gauge supply and demand mismatches, promoting long-lasting commercial relationships and ensuring long term demand aggregation whilst creating added value to businesses and society. We make circularity a reality. Circular in Motion adds value by offering a comprehensive solution on: 1. Value chain connectivity and creation 2. Traceability & proof of origin 3. Transparency and visibility 4. Standardisation 5. Gauge supply & demand 6. Increase marketability of recyclates/renewable materials 7. Smart contracts and operational efficiencies

Transparency and traceability are key to connect the waste value chain and drive sustainability and this is why Diwama is on a mission is to collect smart data on waste streams and translate them into actionable insights to drive green behavior and improve operational efficiencies across the waste value chain. Diwama is working on “Vitron”, an AI-based image recognition software that automates waste analysis to drive recycling revenues. Vitron consists of a supervisory unit, an AI vision and an online dashboard. The supervisory unit is a camera connected to a computer which are installed above conveyor belts in waste sorting and recycling facilities. The AI vision is a deep learning algorithm which is installed on the computer and trained to detect the several types of waste passing on the conveyor belt in real time based on what the camera sees. Data analytics and KPIs will then be displayed on an online dashboard along with actionable insights to optimize the facility performance, increase recycling rates and increase purity of recyclables. Vitron Features: • Real time and historical data on waste classification based on type, weight and brand • Quality control over sorted plastics • Maps waste composition to source • Provide consumer behavior analysis

We are an ambitious start-up, aiming for a significant improvement of the quality control in the plastic recycling industry. We are developing new analytical technologies to improve material property characterization of plastics and complex materials. Currently, we are realizing our Proof-of-Concept, and aim for pilots later this year. Therefor, we are actively searching for partners that can help us in this journey. Conventional DSC devices are highly accurate and process all types (and colours) of plastics but can only process samples of approximately five milligrammes of plastic flakes per scan (about 1-2 flakes). With an average batch of plastic (one big-bag) weighing one tonne (1000 kg), a quality scan of a mere five milligrammes is not representative nor reliable to assess the quality of such batches. In order to make analyses reliable and scalable, our MADSCAN device will be able to provide samples for up to 500 grammes of plastic per scan, whilst maintaining the same level of accuracy (99%) and plastic range. This increases the analysis capacity by a factor of 100.000 per scan without a decrease in accuracy or applicability.

Reath are experts in safe reuse of everyday items, from packaging to PPE. The Reath system is a combination of machine-readable tags with our Open Data Standard, reuse.id. We designed our platform to succinctly and comprehensively capture all the data points needed to run a safe, compliant and optimised reuse system. We are building the digital infrastructure for the circular economy.

Empower is creating a solution to the plastic waste problem by giving plastic a value. By introducing an easily deployable digital deposit system, where plastic waste collection and recycling is incentivised, they are cleaning up the world while fighting poverty by providing a wage to those in need. The digital deposit systems provides financial incentives to crowdsource collection and segregation at source, vastly lovering the costs of collection and recycling of plastic waste while also contributing to higher quality materials. Empower has piloted its system in 16 countries across Europe, SE Asia and Africa and has permanent collection points in 7 countries where plastic waste is collected and brought to recycling. Through Empowers system it is possible to source socially collected plastic waste and track its journey through the value chain, from collection to recycled products. It is a fully digital, scalable & easy to deploy system that can be a core part of any supply chain.

Ichthion, a multi-award winning company born out of the laboratories of Imperial College London, seeks to overcome the limitations of existing technologies by delivering the first truly scalable solutions to reduce the flow of plastics into the world’s oceans, proposing energy-generative systems that uniquely can installed in rivers, coastal areas and the oceans to remove plastic waste and generate data. We have developed three types of technology streams, Azure, Cobalt and Ultramarine. These operate in different environments to prevent macro and micro plastics entering into the phytoplankton growth areas in coastal zones, and also for the reclamation of plastics in the ocean. Our systems are in Technology Readiness Level 4 (Test system Validation in lab environment). Our technologies have been designed to provided data about the plastic, which we use to inform goverments about strategies of circular economy that can effectively reduce the pollution entering the waterstreams.

We are about to revolutionise the polyolefin industry. With radical new solutions to long-standing compatibility problems, we are opening up a new world of opportunities in polymer blending, joining and finishing. Whichever polyolefin market you are in, we have a compatibility solution for you.

The Great Bubble Barrier wants to remove as much plastic as possible from the environment. We will achieve this by ensuring that as many inland waterways in the world as possible are free of plastic, so that the plastic soup in our oceans is dramatically reduced, and will not increase (supporting the initiatives of The Ocean Cleanup). By doing so, we want to improve water quality and the quality of life for humans and animals. We filter plastic from the water by strategically placing bubble curtains in rivers, canals and channels. In this way, we want to sustainably recycle plastic to the supply chain. In addition, we want to bring awareness of the plastic pollution problem, in order to prevent the increase of plastic ending up in the waterways. And ultimately, we want to make the Bubble Barriers completely unnecessary!

Every year, 300 million tonnes of plastic gets thrown out as waste, with under 10% being reused or recycled. Most of the plastic waste is being incinerated with a high carbon footprint and a lot of toxic air pollution as a consequence. And a lot of plastic waste ends up in the oceans, killing fish, birds and even ending up in our food chain. Upp! takes action against plastic pollution. Upp! is currently active in the Netherlands and in Vietnam. We want to close the plastic circle locally. The products we make are designed for circular use so should be re-usable or recyclable. Modular, easy to assemble and disassemble when needed. Durable so re-usable at end-of-use and 100% recyclable so truly circular if needed. Products as a service business models to be developed. Lease or deposit schemes to be applied. And everything together with the customer.

At Greyparrot, we provide waste recognition software that identifies materials using AI-based computer vision to monitor, audit and sort waste at scale. Our goal is to empower waste managers with actionable insights to increase recycling rates. Our first product, an Automated Waste Monitoring System, is currently deployed on moving conveyor belts in sorting facilities to measure large waste flows. The system provides waste analytics to increase resource capture, give quality guarantee to buyers and mitigate against risk. We are committed to unlocking the financial value of waste, which will, in turn, support our transition to a circular economy and keep our environment clean for generations to come.

Plastic Back has developed a technology able to convert plastic waste to crude oil and other valuable chemicals. Our product, a conversion unit based on this technology, allows treatment and land-fill sites to reduce the amount of waste land-filled. On the other side, our solutions allows 'waste producers' such as factories, agriculture operations, hospitals and more the alternative to their high removals and treatment fees they pay for waste removal. By treating the waste with our innovative, chemical solution, we are able to: 1. Work in room temperature: under 100 C. a Hugh economic advantage compared to competition (600-1200 C) 3. Develop physically small units compared to competition 4. Work in a closed system allowing use to control all aspects of the conversion unit and reduce and even eliminate GHG emissions Plastic Back won 1st place in HP's 'carbon neutral' competition and 2nd place in the prestigious New Energy Challenge by Shell

Impact Recycling has developed a breakthrough plastic recycling technology which separates the components of post-consumer, mixed plastic waste to recover two consistent streams of plastic; polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), each with a 98% purity. Our water based, density separation process is known as BOSS (Baffled Oscillation Separation System). The purity of the recycled PE & PP produced by BOSS ensures a high value product to meet the demand from the plastic moulding industry. BOSS recycles the hard to recycle plastics left behind by waste companies and is a driver of significant quantities of plastic away from landfill and incineration. The mixed feedstock we process makes up 60% of the plastic sent to landfill or incineration in the EU. Existing solutions either cannot technically separate this plastic or do so in an economically unviable way. BOSS technology is also colour agnostic, allowing effective separation of black material not possible with existing technologies

Plastic Odyssey aims to promote and make recycling technologies accessible. To do so, we develop low-tech and open-source technologies to valorize plastic waste. These machines are based on existing technologies that have already proven to be successful as far as sorting, recycling, and pyrolysis are concerned. However, they have to be improved and adapted to be mobile, budget-friendly, easy to produce and to repair. Blueprints will be available online for free so that everyone can have access to them freely. To promote sustainable practices and technologies, Plastic Odyssey will embark on a 3-year expedition, +30 stopovers, 40,000 nautical miles sailed to study local cultures, needs and use of plastics and initiate the building of small local recycling units and waste reduction initiatives. We have financial partnerships with L’Occitane en Provence, Clarins, Matmut, and Groupe Crédit Agricole.

Current waste sorting infrastructure relies on huge facilities far outside city centers that still depend heavily on expensive manual picking (exposing workers to health hazards). Spun-out from academia, Recycleye developed an ultra-low-cost computer vision sensor capable of classifying all items in waste streams by material type and brand (costing <£300 vs traditionally used NIR sensors that cost >£40k and only detect plastics) – it is continuously being improved through our active partnership with Microsoft and the Imperial Data Science Institute. The ‘material passport’ logs generated will enable waste pickers/traders/facility managers to understand levels of contamination (and place an exact value on each ton of recycled plastic – turning waste into an easily tradable commodity). By leveraging this with affordable robotics the company is working with partners to launch an autonomous low-cost sorting solution that is unlocking the value-add behind decentralized sorting.

Sharing information across supply chains can present challenges, not only because of the inherent complexity and scale but also due to concerns around trust, privacy and confidentiality. Circularise has developed a patent-pending technology to enable supply chain transparency for materials and products via creating a digital twin on a public system that avoids exposing sensitive data. This enables material producers, OEMs, and manufacturers to trace raw materials from source, into parts and ultimately to the end product and end of life recovery. This innovative technology enables companies to show "good-stewardship" practices towards customers and regulators, but at the same time maintain control over the information they share to improve collaboration and competitive advantages. We have a proven track record of working with companies such as Marubeni, BASF, Covestro, Domo Chemicals, Stanley Black & Decker, Arcelik, Porsche and a number of their Tier 1-2 suppliers.

Thread collects plastic waste from the poorest neighborhood around the world to turn it into fabric. The connection made between the bottom of the supply chain to the consumer not only instantly improves the social and environmental impact of the products but also makes Thread the most responsible fabric on the planet. Thread increases job opportunities in developing cities while enabling the traceability of the products. Thread has also recently been partnering with Aerie, Reebok, Timberland, and Marmot.

Universal Matter Inc. was formed in July 2019 to scale-up and commercialize a breakthrough process (Flash Graphene) to produce the best and the most affordable graphene. We make this high-value material using simple carbon ingredients such as recycled plastics, turning a waste product into a resource. Meanwhile, adding graphene to other materials makes them stronger, lighter, and more resilient while dramatically cutting their carbon footprint, contributing to a more circular economy. Our technology is expected to support broad adoption of graphene across several major industries. Universal Matter has signed an exclusive worldwide license with Rice University to fully leverage this technology for development of graphene solutions. Our vision is to become the world’s leading supplier of the highest quality, most economical graphene products using a broad range of carbon materials, including biomass and recycled plastics to dramatically reduce GHG emissions and solid waste streams.

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rePurpose Global is the world's leading Plastic Action Platform making positive environmental impact accessible for anyone, anywhere. Our one-stop solution empowers purposeful people and companies to go Plastic Neutral by meaningfully reducing their plastic footprint and financing innovators solving for our planet's future. Through rePurpose Impact Projects across 3 continents, we are creating systemic change for people across 26 countries and hundreds of conscious brands, including Grove Collaborative, AB InBev, The Hut Group, Google, Dalberg, and Colgate. On behalf of this global coalition, we eliminate millions of pounds of plastic waste from nature every year, and in doing so, improve the lives of 9,500+ marginalized waste workers worldwide.

Replenysh is building technology to help brands close the loop on their products and materials. We are currently focused on the broken waste and recycling industry, which sends $275 billion of material to landfill each year. Our vision is the end of landfills and plastic pollution. To achieve this, we are building tools to reinvent the collection, transportation, and sale of secondary materials while delivering an enhanced customer experience for all participants. Built by an experienced team with domain expertise, world class design and technical talent, and strong industry relationships, we are backed by leading angel and venture capital investors including Kindred Ventures, Floodgate, and 122WEST.

If you're in the city, you probably put your recyclables at the curb next to your garbage. But many rural areas in the United States have little or no access to such services. Recyclops is keeping an eye out for those folks. The company hires local independent contractors with pickup trucks, using a tech-driven smart routing app. Recyclops serves more than 3,500 homes and plans this year to more than double that number across 40 cities nationwide. Recyclops operates in Utah, Idaho, Colorado and Arizona, and is expanding into Texas, the CEO says. Since its inception in 2014, the startup has recycled nearly 2,000 tons and diverted 4 million pounds of waste from landfills. Recyclops charges $10 a month for twice-monthly pickups. For businesses, Recyclops provides glass recycling services as well.

The Olyns solution is a highly scalable, advertising funded HW/SW platform designed to collect and sort recycled plastic and aluminum in locations with high pedestrian traffic. The company’s proprietary recycling machines and mobile app provide compelling gamified incentives for users to recycle their plastic and aluminum containers in the machines. Once deposited, machine learning algorithms sort and crush the material. When the machines are approaching full, an alert is sent via the app to gig workers who empty the machines and transport the material directly to processors in return for payment. Digital out-of-home advertising provides revenue and is shared with host locations as an added benefit of hosting the machines. Host locations can be: grocery stores, big box, cinemas, malls, transportation hubs, etc.

We build coalitions of interested stakeholders, interested in reforming the waste management system, to move towards a responsible disposal method for end of life fishing gear. We are currently active in Alaska, Maine and California and are building programs around the world. We believe that landfill or indefinite storage are not the best disposal method for end of life fishing gear, and are working on collecting it and determining the best recycler based on location and capacity, to mechanically recycle end of life fishing gear. We enable this material to get back into the supply chain so brands and manufacturers can use fishing gear plastic to replace virgin plastic in their products. As of Sept 2020, we have collected 880,000 lbs of fishing gear for recycling.

Our polymer additive enables the valorization of mixed plastics at low cost producing a high quality alloy. Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) account for about 2/3 of all plastics in post-consumer waste. Due to their different structures, they are not miscible, resulting in plastic mixtures with unacceptably poor strength. One way to create higher quality recycled materials is to perform careful manual separation, but this is expensive and the separated materials still exhibit performance that is inferior to pure PP and PE unless separation is near perfect. Intermix has developed a polymer additive that when added to a stream of mixed PP and PE enables these two polymers to be combined, yielding a polymer alloy that is mechanically comparable to pure PE and PP samples. This obviates laborious and expensive sorting. The polymer additive is particularly potent - as little as 0.5 wt% effectively compatibilizes mixtures with as much as 30% PP contamination.

Circ (formally Tyton) is headquartered in Danville, VA where our research takes place. Danville is a former textile town located on the Virginia/North Carolina border, an hour north of the Research Triangle. Circ developed a solution to chemically recycle blended waste textiles (cotton and polyester) to economically recover both products. The system uses sub-critical water to de-polymerize the polyester so that the TPA and Ethylene Glycol can be recovered from the liquid stream. These polyester monomers can then be polymerized into polyester, replacing oil; as a feedstock. The solid fraction, residual cotton, is converted into a high quality cellulose for use in making viscose, lyocell or acetate, replacing trees as a feedstock. Circ is in the process of scaling its technology and is currently testing with multiple corporate partners across the textile supply chain, through to major global fashion brands.

Muuse is as much a global movement as we are a company. With nine different nationalities represented on our team, we are young and passionate changemakers that are disrupting togo packaging. Through our data-driven platform, our thoughtfully designed togo containers, cups, and bottles, and a growing network of cafes, universities, corporate offices, airports, and large scale events, we are pioneering sustainable reuse models to eliminate single-use packaging. We are 18 months into our journey and we have run 38 different projects and pilots across four countries. We have won numerous awards and have participated in four accelerator programs. We are actively scaling our pilots in San Francisco and Singapore currently and have ambitious expansion plans in the year ahead. We are working with most of the largest brands in packaging to design and plan for a more sustainable future.

Betterbin is a social enterprise tech startup. Our mobile platform monetizes increased consumer recycling accuracy to benefit the financial viability of the material recovery industry. The Betterbin app incentivizes consumers to scan the UPC barcode of any product or text search for any brand-specific product or material to get instant, local how-to-recycle answers. More than just an app, Betterbin is building a one-of-a-kind data hub for online retailers that will provide the retailers with the data they need to tell consumers exactly how to properly dispose of purchased product packaging based on where the consumer lives. Betterbin's product and location-specific decontamination solution is the first of its kind in the U.S. to tackle the two biggest barriers to consumer recycling accuracy: (1) Acceptable recovered materials vary from one community to the next; and (2) Consumer goods packaging is increasingly complex.

The plastic recycling industry is facing extreme challenges. Costs of operations are skyrocketing due to an increase of non recyclable plastic packing, high contamination rates and decrease of secondary markets for the non recyclables is forcing recycling center to landfill more plastic than ever which has devastating downstream impacts.

Litterati is an environmental intelligence company on a mission to eradicate litter. Used by schools, cities, and brands, the company's technology empowers people to clean the planet, while simultaneously building a Global Database of Litter. Litterati is backed by the National Science Foundation, in partnership with the United Nations, and was highlighted at TED.

Kiverdi is fighting the climate crisis with technology that recycles carbon to address global issues like sustainable food production and the ocean’s plastic problem. Kiverdi’s NASA-inspired technologies convert carbon dioxide into people and planet-friendly nutrients and bio-based materials. The company’s patent-protected commercial solutions are being used by some of the leading manufacturers to power a new era of sustainable production — all while tackling some of our most pressing global challenges. The solutions include: Reverse Plastics – solving the plastics crisis with a circular technology that transforms plastic into biodegradable materials Revive Soil – increasing crop yield with organic nutrients that shift CO2 from the air to the soil CO2 Aquafeed – meeting the demand of feed with an alternative sustainable protein source Custom Cycle – reaching circular economy goals wit

Arqlite has developed a new proprietary process that differs from traditional recycling systems as it is low cost and also capable of recycling all kind of plastics, even the ones that today are considered as non-recyclable and represent about 50% of the plastic waste stream. The output of the process is a light artificial gravel used at the construction industry, precast concrete companies and landscapers among others. Arqlite is greener, cheaper, 10 times better insulator and 3 times lighter, representing an Eco-friendly solution and a cost optimization.

CleanRobotics has built an autonomous system, called TrashBot, that makes recycling affordable for businesses and profitable for recycling plants. Using robotics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, we detect and separate landfill waste from recyclables and compost while gathering useful data for recyclers and replacing expensive commercial waste receptacles. TrashBot replaces conventional waste receptacles (Trash, Compost, and Recycling Bins) with an affordable solution that instantly improves the quality and quantity of recyclable and compostable material while giving useful and actionable data to recyclers and facility managers. TrashBot's screen and analytics can be used to then provide location-specific information and education to employees and the public on how to improve their recycling habits. We also have an option where your corporation can leverage our platform to communicate sustainability messaging in high-traffic public places.

Post-consumer plastic bags and packaging film are one of the most difficult types of commodities to recycle, primarily due to the thin, flimsy form of the material. But bags are good stuff, you can recycle them into many different products. Unfortunately, bags are a contaminant at the Material Recovery Facilities that sort recyclables, and are banned from almost all curbside recycling programs. Millions of tons are landfilled each year. Obaggo solves this problem with a kitchen appliance that thermoforms your plastic bags into a “hockey puck”, that can be commingled in your curbside recycling bin. This hockey puck flows effortlessly through the recycling stream. Obaggo is the new shape of recycling.

Resynergi focuses on the global problem of waste plastics. We manufacture and service modular, thermal-conversion systems that utilize microwave energy and catalytic processing to quickly convert unrecycled waste plastic into usable fuels and other products that can be used for the repolymerization of plastics, with minimal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The fuels we create from waste plastics are environmentally friendly, and are low carbon and ultra low sulfur. Our systems are all-electric powered, easy to deploy, scalable, and highly cost efficient.

"AMP" stands for Autonomous Manipulation and Perception. AMP Robotics has created a scalable robotic system that dramatically reduces the cost of recycling and enables “smart” recycling facilities. AMP's solution is a combination of state of the art computer vision and machine learning with robots that can identify and rapidly pick recyclable materials off a conveyor belt for market and recovery. Neuron Vision System learns and recognizes material in the dusty commingled conditions of recycling facilities, while Cortex Robotic Sorting moves material at tremendous picks per minute. AMP Cortex™ is a high-speed, intelligent robotics system designed to meet the demanding needs of today’s material recovery facilities and recycling operations.

Continuus Materials is focused on changing the paradigm of how we handle post-consumer waste and post-industrial waste. We see it as an abundant source of high quality raw material that can be upcycled into high demand, cost-competitive, superior performance products. EVERBOARD™ is a truly sustainable solution for the built environment because it is the first large-scale closed-loop construction material that will enable the development of regional circular material economies across the US (and the world). We are a closed-loop system that recovers difficult to recycle materials from waste streams, like consumer products packaging that is made from highly engineered materials have been previously sent to landfill. Our underlying magic is that instead of rejecting those materials as “not recyclable” we can harness the protective properties that have been engineered into those materials and upcycle them into the highest performing roofs and wall construction board on the market today

Oceanworks® is the global marketplace for recycled ocean plastic materials and products. Our sourcing platform provides a range of recycled ocean plastic resins, yarn, materials, and products from our global network of trusted suppliers. We work with a global network of collectors and processing suppliers from Central America to Alaska, Haiti to Southeast Asia, to deliver Members an efficient and flexible platform to source recycled ocean plastics. Our network of trusted suppliers offers a wide selection of materials at your fingertips. Our trusted mark, Oceanworks® Guaranteed assures that the product meets marketplace standards for source authenticity, supply chain transparency, and social, environment, and legal compliance. Today's consumers demand to know the impact of their purchases, and our process gives customers that confidence for all products marked Oceanworks® Guaranteed.

Basetwo provides a no code AI platform that helps manufacturing engineers troubleshoot and optimize their production processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste. Without writing a single line of code, manufacturing engineers can use the Basetwo platform to ingest, merge and transform large datasets in order to build digital twins of their plant. Using Basetwo's library of digital twins, engineers can improve their understanding of their plant performance, and run real-time scenario analyses to improve yield, product quality and efficiency of their plant.

Cnergreen is an enhanced oil recovery and CO2 storage efficiency via resilient nanoparticle-based foam technology. It was founded in 2019 by co-founders Ali Telmadarreie and Steven Bryant in Calgary, Alberta.

Sawback Technologies has developed a proprietary HaaS and SaaS solution to visualize and analyze below surface data, to address a $4.2 billion market in the energy, heavy construction, and infrastructure sectors that need collect this data to meet regulatory requirements, and avoid costly damage and fatalities, but cannot, due to existing technology limitations. Market validation has shown that existing technology solutions are difficult to operate, limited as to where they can be used, and rely on highly skilled technicians to interpret data, which leads to lengthy delays. Our solution, which is platform agnostic, can be used to overcome the limitations of the existing technology, and our ongoing pilot projects have validated that the amount of time needed, in previously inaccessible areas (for the existing solutions), is vastly reduced, resulting in cost savings of $70k for one client.

Pani Energy was spun out of the University of Victoria in 2017. Pani owns IP that was developed over the past 6 years focusing on the fundamental science behind water treatment processes. Using this IP we have developed models which improve chemical dosing, membrane health and energy use within water treatment plants. Our beachhead markets are in industrial and municipal waste water treatment and desalination industries as we see the greatest inefficiencies and costs in how those plants are operated. Pani offers a web based, subscription SAAS platform that collects data from plant control systems, operator logbooks and lab test. Using that data and combining it with our proprietary process models and machine learning tools, we are able to provide wholistic actionable recommendations (digital coach) to plant operators to improve plant operations.

Pressure Corp provides industrial facilities and the distributors and operators of natural gas and hydrogen pipelines the ability to monetize their waste pressure by transforming their waste pressure resources into turnkey, low emission or emission-free power. We combine our proven waste pressure power generator and third-party project capital to eliminate the technical and financial risk for host facilities to develop projects. Pressure Corp enables host customers to focus on their core business while adding to their bottom line and achieving a key Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance objective, reducing emissions. Pressure Corp's customers are industrial facilities with high natural gas feedstock needs, natural gas and hydrogen pipeline owners and operators and utilities seeking base load distributed energy resources that operate during peak hours.

OzoneBio a green tech company that upcycles toxic wastes into new products stream using the “Zombie cells” approach and enzyme-cell based cheap hydrogenation technique. One of our products is bioadipic acid (precursor of Nylon 6,6). In the 21st century, consumers are increasingly demanding products that reflect their more sustainable values and lifestyles. Every year, the world makes eight million tons of oil based nylon-6,6, which results in approximately 60 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Production of nylon creates nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that is 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Our goal is to replace the global oil-based Nylon 6,6 market ($28 billion). Recently OzoneBio was included in SOSV Climate 100 list https://sosv.com/SOSV-climate-tech-100-list https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/22/sosvs-burgeoning-climate-portfolio-is-worth-nearly-6-billion-as-planetary-health-bets-pay-off/ Currently, we are part of IndieBio cohort 11(US accelerator San-Francisco based) https://indiebio.co/indiebio-batches-sf11-ny02/

Carbon Assets Solutions Ltd. is an Alberta-based company that uses patented Mobile Inelastic Neutron Scattering (MINS) technology to measure carbon content in soils. MINS uses a pulsed low energy neutron beam to stimulate carbon atoms in the soil to reflect gamma spectra which are detected and then analysed by software to produce a measure of carbon and other minerals in the soil. Using this proprietary technology and software CAS provides an unprecedented degree of precision to manage the data in a blockchain solution and provide the highest standards of governance. It creates a vertically integrated supply chain of Carbon Credits by connecting agriculture with global capital markets. With MINS, CAS delivers an accurate, transparent, cost-effective and audited Measurement, Recording and Verification pipeline to create a map of changes in soil-based carbon and deliver a certified carbon credit for sale on global markets. Given Canada’s ramp-up of its carbon tax, coupled with its significant land potential prompted CAS Ltd. establishment in 2021 in Alberta. CAS has licensed the MINS system and created new technologies in line with this opportunity.

BluumBio develops cutting-edge bioremediation technologies and services, offering scalable solutions for companies of all sizes. BluumBio makes bacteria and plants eat toxic chemicals that clean up pollution. Discovery is at the heart of BluumBio's platform. Their platform helps identify enzymes found in nature that can degrade and sequester toxins. BluumBio finds these enzymes in fungi that degrades plastic. In tropical trees which hyper accumulate nickel. In bacteria that eat PCBs. In the lab, they study how these enzymes work and evolve them to work faster.

2S Water have developed a sensor to detect metals in water in real time. The current solution is grab samples which are sent to the lab, a time delayed and error prone process. 2S Water believes we can do better. Realtime information is essential for process optimization, regulatory compliance, and early issue identification. Two of our early applications are effluent monitoring for mining and oil and gas, and boiler water monitoring for scaling agents. These issues focus around metals that, up until now, no one could detect in real time. 2S Water's sensor provides realtime data in a fully automated system that provides the instant feedback that facility operators need. Further applications include petrochemicals, forestry, and municipalities. 2S Water wants to make the world’s water safe and understood. With realtime data, we can protect water, protect the environment, and protect facilities.

Backed by a world-class research team at the UofC, SeeO2 will contribute to a global shift towards carbon utilization to tackle our planet most challenging problem. Unlike competing low-temperature solutions, SeeO2's technology does not require high purity CO2, and is able to tolerate several kinds of impurities such as N2 and sulfur species and it does not sour degrading the material. Their technology is built on solid electrolysis cells and can selectively co-electrolyze water and CO2 to produce pure oxygen and syngas (CO and H2) that can subsequently be converted to methanol, ammonia, substitute natural gas, or synthetic liquid fuels. When coupled with low-carbon electricity, their technology yields net carbon negative, with at least a 4x reduction compared to the incumbent stream methane reforming (SMR) process or >50% improvement over the competing state-of-the-art low temperature solutions. For every ton of CO2 removed, they eliminate 3 tons of CO2 emissions.

CleanInnoGen Energy Solutions Ltd. decarbonizes heavy industry with on-site production of green hydrogen and oxygen leveraging industrial waste heat. By commercializing a lab scale thermalchemical water splitting process, our disruptive solution only requires 15kWh/kg H2 which is up to 80% less compared to water electrolyzers. Green hydrogen and oxygen produced can be used as emission free fuel or feedstock for our customers which further lower the cost by minimizing transportation and storage cost. A wide range of heavy industry plants such as cement, steel and petrochemical will be ideal beachhead customers to take advantage of on-site low-cost green hydrogen and oxygen produced by our solution to decarbonize their processes. Our solution will enable an important pathway to help the world achieve net-zero. In the future, it can go beyond waste heat and be powered by renewable heat sources such as solar heat or geothermal. A seed round is open now to support the execution and delivery of the first pilot with a multinational construction material company at its cement plant in Ontario, Canada to build the first-of-its-kind waste heat to hydrogen in the world.