Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The CO is captured initially using technology from Italian biotech firm Lanzatech – a proprietary fermentation process that depends upon “selected and naturally occurring bacteria”, which converts the carbon-rich gas to ethanol.

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Forbes Green Tech

DECEMBER 8, 2020

How do you tell the story of clean meat, sustainable fashion, brewed buildings, carbon recyclables, consumer care, and skiing? The answer: through biology.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Most electronic waste isn’t recycled; instead, our dumped devices (and the toxic metals within) pile up in landfills, polluting the air and contaminating nearby soil and groundwater. The startup says its mission […]

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

“Our commercial demonstrator plant, due to be completed early in 2023, will help us improve food security globally, while our research department continues to drive the development of exciting, commercially viable biotech innovations.”.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 25, 2022

Indian insect biotech startup Loopworm has raised $3.4 There is a reverse logistics mechanism in place and there are recyclers in place. million in seed funding co-led by Indian agrifood VC Omnivore and WaterBridge Ventures. Loopworm is the first Indian technology startup to farm insects for animal feed.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

Global packaging producer working with biotech companies to explore the use of seaweed fibre as alternative to wood and paper in packaging. Such efforts form part of DS Smith's overarching aims to manufacture 100 per cent reusable or recyclable packaging by 2023.

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Packaging Biotech Sustainability Recycling 40

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

There is also a nice revenue stream from recycling used cooking oil.”. . “That puts vans on the road emitting CO2, so it controls that as well, which we want as everyone is striving towards net zero and carbon neutrality. The next panel focused on cross-sector collaboration.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Biohm, a London biotech and biomanufacturing startup, has created a line of sustainable lampshades called Obscure that are made of 100% coffee chaff and orange peel. The coolest thing about the Obscure Lampshades is that they could be cold composted or recycled right back into the same production process of Orb to make new products.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

From biotech to nanotech, cleantech, computer science and medicine, technology is not only improving our lives but finding solutions to these pressing problems that only entrepreneurs, with the right source of financing, can dare to solve.".

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 14, 2022

She is also Founder and President of Technica Communications, where she handles marketing, social media, content production and public relations for cleantech and biotech startups. With over 10 years of experience in the Waste and Recycling Industry, Sara is a leader in abating waste.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

French biotech start-up Carbios is making rapid progress working with some of the world's biggest fashion brands to deliver a new approach to polyester recycling. This is the future a biotech startup called Carbios and a group of well-known sportswear brands are working toward. Which, incidentally, is a lot of stuff.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. The H&M Foundation and CO:LAB venture capital arm share a focus on advancing textile recycling. and globally by 2040.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

Redwood Materials raised $1bn to build its US battery materials and recycling facility. Despite traditional venture’s focus on software and asset-light business models, half of the deal activity in climate tech goes towards sectors requiring physical assets such as hardware, deeptech, biotech, consumables, or project development. 

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Fashion brand Covalent, created to showcase the potential of a biomaterial called AirCarbon made by biotech firm Newlight Technologies, has started communicating with its customers in a similar way. Recycler Plastic Bank is also using IBM blockchain services to verify its claims.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2021

My Green Lab's 15 partners and sponsors include biotech giant Genentech, MilliporeSigma and USA Scientific. There’s a lot of best-practice sharing on novel ideas, such as for recycling lab gloves and reducing water use, Sörme noted. Projects and progress. There's a ton of innovation happening," he said. to adapt locally.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

Our big innovations are in the enzymatic pathway, including how we smartly recycle intermediates and how we deliver energy into the system so that we can actually build up molecules. Those are all pretty simple in their process and mostly used to break things down, like decomposing plant matter into sugar. Subscribe Now

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AFN Sustainable Protein

DECEMBER 28, 2022

New Zealand-based carbon recycling company LanzaTech uses bacteria to convert carbon emissions into raw materials, chemicals and fuels like ethanol. This was to help in setting up more stores that cater to online orders only. Swiggy is rumored be gearing up for a round of layoffs. Image credit: LanzaTech. LanzaTech – $500m.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Fashion brand Covalent, created to showcase the potential of a biomaterial called AirCarbon made by biotech firm Newlight Technologies, has started communicating with its customers in a similar way. Recycler Plastic Bank is also using IBM blockchain services to verify its claims.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

” The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. The H&M Foundation and CO:LAB venture capital arm share a focus on advancing textile recycling.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Fashion brand Covalent, created to showcase the potential of a biomaterial called AirCarbon made by biotech firm Newlight Technologies, has started communicating with its customers in a similar way. Recycler Plastic Bank is also using IBM blockchain services to verify its claims.

Carbon 28

Carbon Blockchain Carbon-negative Biotech 28

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 19, 2021

Projects and progress My Green Lab’s 15 partners and sponsors include biotech giant Genentech, MilliporeSigma and USA Scientific. There’s a lot of best-practice sharing on novel ideas, such as for recycling lab gloves and reducing water use, Sörme noted. “There’s a ton of innovation happening,” he said.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Applying the latest technologies from biotech, tissue engineering, artificial intelligence, and food science, entrepreneurs are trying to create new animal-free products that are cheaper, healthier, tastier, and more sustainable. Wherever we look, humans have consistently built technologies that surpass their animal predecessors.

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Business Green

JUNE 19, 2020

Add in proven approaches for boosting recycling rates, improving climate resilience, and enhancing natural ecosystems and there is an entire library of effective decarbonisation policies for governments to draw upon. Carbon capture, green hydrogen, and low carbon aviation have all been namechecked by government as areas of focus.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 29, 2024

🐄 PhageLab , a Santiago, Chile-based bacteriophage-based biotech solutions developer, raised $11m in Series A funding from Collaborative Fund, Nazca Ventures, and Water Lemon Ventures.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Nestle, Danone, Unilever and PepsiCo agree on plastic chemical recycling principles. Unilever invests in biotech alternatives to palm oil for greener cleaning. Nescafé unveils $1bn regenerative coffee farming plan. Ørsted will try growing coral reefs at the base of offshore wind turbines.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Six years later, he is CEO of Clara Foods, a biotech food company that uses fermentation to create egg proteins without involving chickens. However, after 18 months of talking to kids about recycling, composting and water conservation — and subsequently serving as director Debbie Raphael’s executive assistant — her perspective shifted.

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