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India’s first insect farming startup Loopworm secures $3.4m seed round led by Omnivore, WaterBridge

AFN Sustainable Protein

. ‘Our major concern was that we had a significant amount of food waste in India across the globe as well and there wasn’t much of a meaningful solution, where food waste is actually upcycled. There is a reverse logistics mechanism in place and there are recyclers in place. That was our starting point,” he says.

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Lithos Carbon rocks agricultural carbon capture

Business Green

The waste dust is what we're upcycling. Yap: Honestly, the trucking logistics was pretty hard. So my whole family is in Southeast Asia; it's really just my mom, my little sister and me here in the States. Clouse: How do you convince farmers to use your technology? Yap: We do give them a carbon credit kickback. And your family?

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How cosmetics retailer Lush is making purposeful profit through circularity

GreenBiz

With no money for fancy wrapping or individual molds, Lush co-founders Mark and Mo Constantine would hand-pour soap into upcycled drain pipes or lunch pails, then cut slices for customers to order. The reverse logistics (the process by which we recapture the value of post-consumer material) for this program has not been easy.

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Do you have a world-changing company? We want to fund you up to $1 million

Elemental Excelerator

Enterprises interested in deploying projects in Hawaii, California’s low- to moderate-income communities, and Asia Pacific. Efficiencies in shipping, aviation, and logistics. Waste reduction and upcycling. World-changing companies in energy, food & agriculture, water, mobility, the circular economy, and beyond.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Serving as a United States Marine in the Asia Pacific region, Briana Buckles often witnessed extreme poverty. The first lieutenant managed logistics and transportation for humanitarian missions and exercises, including typhoon relief in Fiji and Saipan. Briana Buckles, 29. Sustainability Manager, East West Tea Company; Eugene, Oregon.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

AGreenLiving

.” —Elsa Wenzel Briana Buckles, 29 Sustainability Manager, East West Tea Company; Eugene, Oregon LinkedIn Serving as a United States Marine in the Asia Pacific region, Briana Buckles often witnessed extreme poverty. “You can feel pretty and confident and comfortable using the product,” she says.