Business Green

JUNE 27, 2021

Consortium featuring L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe tout major plastic recycling breakthrough. As such, plastic can usually only be recycled a finite number of times, and it is estimated only around nine per cent of all plastic ever made has ever been fully recycled.

Plastics 98

Plastics Recycling Recycling Patents 98

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

A new study looks at the use of gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines. Re-using gold from electronic waste prevents it from being lost to landfill, and using this reclaimed gold for drug manufacture reduces the need to mine new materials.

Sustainability 235

Sustainability Recycling Recycling Waste 235

Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Veolia is partnering with Carbon Clean to trial a new carbon capture technology, while a separate £300m energy-from-waste facility in Teesside was this week granted planning permission. million tonnes of non-recyclable waste and use it to generate electricity sufficient to power 400,000 homes.

Waste 97

Waste Waste Carbon Energy 97

AGreenLiving

APRIL 15, 2021

BobaWare is the result of a months-long brainstorm by classmates determined to reduce the waste caused by the production and consumption of boba and bubble tea. As the popularity of the drinks has exploded in the United States, so has the associated consumption of single-use plastic cups. BobaGlass is leak-proof and holds 24 oz.

Plastics 36

Plastics Waste Waste Patents 36

Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Seventeen startups joined our community in the final months of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a smart nanocoating to keep products fresh, an autonomous waste-sorting system, and drinking water drawn from air’s humidity. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you!

Startups 98

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

Heinz Tomato Ketchup could soon be made available in innovative 'paper' bottles after its brand owner, the Kraft Heinz Company, announced it was developing a prototype plastic-free bottle with sustainable packaging firm Pulpex. Once used, they are also expected to be widely and readily recyclable in paper waste streams.

Sustainability 89

Sustainability Packaging Plastics Recycling 89

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 26, 2021

Enexor’s patented Bio-CHP system converts almost any organic, plastic or biomass waste into reliable, renewable power and thermal energy while concurrently reducing carbon emissions and ultimately mitigating climate change, according to the company. “I

Climate change 88

Climate change Startups North America Patents 88

Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fourteen startups joined our community in the third quarter of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a carbontech solution for aluminum manufacturing, an AI platform for tracking scope 1 and scope 3 vehicle emissions, and waste-biomass-turned-biochar for replacing cement. Manufacturing. Resiliency + Adaptation.

Startups 97

Startups HVAC Waste Waste 97

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Using a combination of cutting-edge genetic engineering, state-of-the-art biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and innovations in mechanical and chemical engineering the companies to manufacture chemicals using a process that soaks up waste carbon, rather than emitting it.

Carbon 73

Carbon Carbon-neutral Biotechnology Plastics 73

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Plastic pollution negatively impacts the health of our planet. Waste management has led to an irreversible environmental crisis that is felt by wildlife, especially in the oceans. Technology uses banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic. Banana Leaf Technology products provide several advantages.

Biodegradable 28

Biodegradable Plastics Technology Patents 28

Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Kanin Energy is partnering with Tallgrass to develop four waste-heat-to-power clean energy projects. Applied Bioplastics is raising a round with public investors on the Raise Green Marketplace to scale its plant-based plastic manufacturing, which emits 40 percent less CO 2 than conventional plastic manufacturing processes.

Startups 98

Startups Plastics Innovation North America 98

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

cities, Replate is a tech-driven nonprofit that combats food waste by connecting food donors and food rescuers together. Using their patented algorithms, Replate is able to locate food donors, connect them with nearby food rescuers and propose the most efficient path to distribute the food. Operating in most major U.S.

Innovation 148

Innovation Sustainability Carbon-negative Stormwater 148

Greentown Labs

MAY 10, 2021

CarbonQuest’s unique, patent-pending approach to utilizing carbon capture in buildings that use natural gas for heating, hot water, and/or adsorptive chilling can reduce a building’s emissions by 50 percent or more. CarbonFree (San Antonio, U.S.) CarbonQuest (New York City, U.S.) Mars Materials (Oakland, U.S.)

Startups 64

Startups Carbon-negative Patents Carbon 64

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! Electricity.

Startups 98

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 98

Green Tech Challenge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Meet one of our alumni startups Zemission, which has developed, tested, and patented a zero-emission solution for mobile use. Singapore to Regulate E-Waste Last year, Greentech Challenge reported that global electronic waste was set to grow by a worrying 33% in 2017.

Climate change 50

Climate change Government Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 50

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 17, 2020

makes vegan leather wallets from apple waste and wood The leather is made in Zacatecas, Mexico from the mature leaves of the nopal (also known as prickly pear) cactus without damaging the plant. According to the sneaker company, this will be the world’s first shoe made from a perennial cactus. Related: Oliver Co.

Recycling 36

Recycling Recycling Patents Fashion 36

AGreenLiving

JULY 16, 2020

Did you know that 128 million tons of milk are wasted every year? LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology to turn a portion of that food waste into sustainable fibers for biodegradable T-shirts. Transforming spoiled milk into clothing may seem like something from the future, but Mi Terro already has it down to a science.

Biodegradable 36

Biodegradable Startups Biotechnology Waste 36

AGreenLiving

JULY 28, 2021

Footwear is a major source of post-consumer waste. Another daily-use product, coffee, also contributes to environmental waste to the tune of around 25 billion kilograms annually. The technology developed by the company results in a patented, high-tech footwear material that is used to make the certified vegan boots.

Recycling 28

Recycling Recycling Patents Waste 28

Greentown Labs

JULY 12, 2022

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Canada) utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials. Carbon is a waste product, suspended in the air we breathe,” said Pat Sapinsely, Managing Director of the Urban Future Lab.

Startups 52

Startups Carbon Carbon-neutral Incubators 52

Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

Or, if it’s large quantities, it usually is a waste approach. They often thermally treat them—they’re burning off plastic and electrolyte in the batteries and are not really focused on the material recovery. Lithium is burned off, or it goes into a waste fraction. Both are patented, owned by the company. It’s two steps.

Batteries 133

Batteries Lithium Recycling Recycling 133

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

When the 1890s rolled around, the rush to patent ice rink surfaces began and has not abated since. Xtraice, a company known for building and distributing synthetic ice for rinks, says that synthetic ice’s significant advantages are that it doesn’t use water and thus doesn’t waste energy on ice-making or ice-maintenance.

Global warming 36

Global warming Carbon-negative Microplastics Pollution 36

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One of the biggest culprits of plastic and styrofoam pollution in the world is the packaging materials that companies use in shipping their products. Examples include cardboard, paper, and some types of plastic. There are definitely long-term cost benefits of paper packaging that far outweigh those of plastic.

Biodegradable 146

Biodegradable Packaging Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 146

Grist

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

billion tons of plastic. Of the waste generated from that plastic, less than a tenth of that has been recycled, researchers estimate. Plastic inhabits the oceans, building up in the guts of seagulls and great white sharks. At the end,” he added, “you have exactly the same quantity of plastic waste.”.

Recycling 67

Recycling Recycling Plastics Biotechnology 67

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 14, 2021

With no experience in that field, through hard work and market research, she built a successful business that enabled thousands of people to go solar through patented, easy to install modular systems. Saving the World – with Plastic!”. a company established in 1857, Jessica’s talk focused on saving the world with plastic.

Plastics 88

Plastics Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Innovation 88

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. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! MANUFACTURING.

Startups 97

Startups Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 97

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.

Carbon-neutral 80

Carbon-neutral Startups North America Technology 80

Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Biko Biolabs transforms plastic waste into an organic soil carbon amendment and fermentation feedstock, converting the environmental menace of plastic pollution into a rich opportunity to grow local regenerative agriculture and the burgeoning bioeconomy. Agtech + water. Electricity.

Startups 104

Startups Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 104

Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

The site will initially process six recycling streams: paper, plastic, aluminum cans, e-waste, batteries, and organic waste. Additionally, it will house an art gallery where students can exhibit pieces of recyclable waste, as well as a 3D printing lab that prints using recycled concrete.

Building Energy Monitoring 40

Building Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling Business Energy Monitoring 40

CleanTechnica

AUGUST 27, 2019

The MakeGrowLab is in the process of patenting the SCOBY material.

Packaging 0

Packaging Patents Waste Waste 0