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5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

GreenBiz

Huue is a biotechnology startup working to clean up the apparel industry’s manufacturing footprint by creating sustainable dyes for textiles, food and cosmetics. Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste.

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Novel biomembranes project receives €3m Pathfinder grant

Envirotec Magazine

The membranes have the potential to be used in various sectors including wastewater treatment, for example to remove particular pollutants such as phosphate, and in biotechnology to extract valuable products from fermentation broth, such as vitamins and pharmaceuticals.

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Green City Solutions fights air pollution with IoT, biotech and moss

Green Tech Challenge

Air pollution is becoming a global threat as 90% of urban populations breaths polluted air. In December 2016, the Chinese government reported the highest air pollution and the red alert was implemented in 23 cities in northern China. Examples of those harmful pollutants are nitrous oxides, ozone and particulate matter.

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Study sheds light on the complexities of hospital wastewater treatment

Envirotec Magazine

The findings were published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology , in work that brought together a multidisciplinary team including biologists, chemists, chemical engineers, and environmental scientists. The concentration of target contaminants and pollutants in hospital wastewater is below a threshold.

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How farmers and seaweed can help tackle ocean pollution

Business Green

Just ask Luis Lombana, CEO of Ficosterra , a Spanish marine biotechnology company that makes fertilisers from an unexpected source: seaweed. When it comes to ocean health, the work of convincing farmers to ditch their synthetic fertilizers can't happen fast enough. Farmers as a group don't typically embrace change.

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GreenTech Painting: Eco-Painting Services for the Home, Business and More

Green Business Bureau

From interior to exterior, GreenTech Painting not only guarantees quality workmanship and custom solutions but promotes the health and safety of their customers, communities and environment too. For Granados and Rojas, the interconnection between business practice and human and ecological health is clearly evident.

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Elemental Excelerator to Fund 15 Climate Companies in 12th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

These are the innovators who are creating the huge companies of the future – ones that invest in workers, reduce pollution, restore our soils and lower the costs of food and energy.” The why: Palm oil is responsible for 1.4% of total GHG emissions, about as much as the entire aviation sector.

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