Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Topl , a Greentown alum, raised a $15M Series A for its blockchain ecosystem that helps companies track and monetize social impact initiatives. SiTration raised $2.35M in pre-seed funding , which will support its novel separation processes for extracting lithium, cobalt, nickel, and more from recycled EV batteries.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you!

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Clean Energy Trust

JULY 1, 2019

Link As the plastic recycling trade has ground to a halt following China’s implementation of higher standards, there has been a spike in interest in bioplastics and new forms of recycling. Link Facebook announced Libra, their new blockchain and cryptocurrency project.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 16, 2021

‘Non-Fungible Tokens’ (NFTs) could serve as a material passport across the plastic supply chain, by Robert Weegenaar Summary - Blockchains are proving extremely useful for tracking materials across all sorts of supply chains and creating transparent and immutable audit trails. Crypto’s are HOT at the moment. What are NFTs?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

These companies sit at the top of almost 900 impact start-ups and scale-ups that are using technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), bid data, and blockchain to try and tackle global problems.

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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. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 6, 2021

Powered by accelerative technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the cloud and the internet of things, digital ecosystems successfully marry forward-thinking partners and cutting-edge technologies to tackle the biggest threats that humanity faces today. One key area where this can have an impact is plastic recycling.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

McDonough: When we set up the circular economy, the first version for the 12th five-year plan, which came along later, it was interpreted really as "Please recycle." And even watching the Chinese put up the green fence on our recycling, they said, "We are just going to have to say no to all of this because they are sending us the worst of it."

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 3, 2020

The non-toxic, natural dyes are made from food waste, plants, fruits and vegetables to achieve the richly toned hues. Instead of contributing to the waste, PANGAIA turns discarded plastic, mostly from single-use water bottles, into yarn and then into long-lasting clothing. The new tracksuits are made in Portugal.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… During the “Technology: The New Product Storytelling” panel, it was astoundingly clear that emerging digital technologies can make a big difference for fashion brands and their customers. Attendee avatars can be seen.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 14, 2021

Applied Gaia is committed to preserving the agriculture industry through the production of high-quality biochar—an odorless, clean material generally made from waste biomass that would otherwise be burned or landfilled. The company specializes in the recycling industries, water filtration, and wind energies. Agtech + Water.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 11, 2021

Nearly 30 startups joined our community in the final quarter of 2020, working on innovations as diverse as zinc-ion batteries, long-range weather forecasts, wave energy conversion, and replacements for petrochemical plastics. The company specializes in the recycling industries, water filtration, and wind energies. MANUFACTURING.

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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. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

McDonough: When we set up the circular economy, the first version for the 12th five-year plan, which came along later, it was interpreted really as “Please recycle.” They are metals and plastics or whatever. That would include plastics that are recyclable. Makower: What did you learn? ” It had no depth.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Let us introduce you to: Applied Bioplastics produces affordable polymers with properties that are equal to or better than those of traditional petrochemical plastics. These polymers use significant plant matter, which absorbs CO 2 and avoids the CO 2 emissions of petrochemical plastics.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

The Fundamentals of Circular Packaging (Workshop): An increase in consumer awareness, corporate engagement and regulatory action has led more companies to set ambitious goals to reduce and reimagine their use of plastics and packaging. Thanks to new regulatory incentives and technologies, the carbontech market is now taking off.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Oliver Camp is passionate about food waste, which he calls a "terrible indictment of our ability to manage our food and supply chains." But he also sees ample opportunity for reducing it, and for redistributing this "waste" to hundreds of millions of malnourished people worldwide. LinkedIn . LinkedIn | Twitter. Deonna Anderson.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 11, 2019

had a great deal: When container ships arrived from China with goods, we sent them back filled with our recyclable paper and glass. The ripples of this move are unpredictable and still moving through the system, but in some regions, materials piled up and prices for recycled content plummeted. For years, the U.S.

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