GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life. At Circularity 20, GreenBiz’s online circular economy event, five startups presented their potentially world-altering ideas during the Accelerate competition. Holly Secon. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 01:00. minute pitch of their technology to the audience.

Startups 528

Startups Recycling Recycling Waste 528

GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2022

A roundup of second-quarter developments among startups in the food and agriculture industry.

Startups 308

Startups Waste Waste Agriculture 308

GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

Second quarter food startup roundup. Welcome to the second quarter edition of Food Weekly’s startup roundup. Now Pivot and rivals have competition from Kula Bio , a startup that raised $10 million last month on the back of claims that its microbes can replace up to 80 percent of farms’ nitrogen use. . Fri, 06/04/2021 - 02:30.

Startups 423

Startups Soil Upcycling Technology 423

GreenBiz

MAY 1, 2024

Corporate buyers’ group Frontier contracts with startup using deep wells to store waste that would otherwise emit methane or CO2.

Methane 324

Methane Startups Waste Waste 324

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Startup Phood tackles food waste at the top of the food chain. By comparing that number to initial inventory amounts, the kitchen tracks its food waste. . The system uses that information to recommend changes within foodservice operations aimed at reducing food waste. . Jesse Klein. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 01:00.

Waste 274

Waste Waste Startups Agriculture 274

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Most cotton garments end up as landfill. Seattle’s Evrnu says it can recycle those items.

Startups 347

Startups Waste Waste Recycling 347

Greentown Labs

MAY 7, 2024

Over the past six months, the Greentown Go Make 2023 startup cohort has worked closely with Shell to accelerate partnerships to deploy and commercialize technologies for carbon utilization, storage, and traceability. “The Go Make 2023 program was incredibly transformational for our company,” says Caravel Bio’s CEO Emily Weinberg.

Startups 109

Startups Carbon Technology Blockchain 109

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Indigo Ag, Mill and Enough spearhead sustainable innovation in regenerative ag, food waste and alternative proteins.

Startups 416

Startups Waste Waste Innovation 416

GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Q1 2021: Food waste; the secret of fat; keep it local. To try to stay on top of things, I’ll run quarterly roundups that highlight startups with the potential to move the needle on sustainability. But the startup is symbolic of the increasing specialization of the alt-protein sector. Sticking it to waste .

Waste 326

Waste Waste Startups Incubators 326

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Apkudo announced a $14.4 million growth funding round on Feb. 8, 2022, that should help further the growth and development of its connected device platform.

Startups 416

Startups Waste Waste 416

GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2022

By now, we all know the scale of the problem: Up to 13 million tons of plastic leaks into the ocean every year; this is equivalent to dumping one garbage truck full of plastic waste into the ocean every minute; without intervention, we’ll have more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. What will it take to address the plastic waste crisis?

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Plastics Waste Waste Startups 296

TechCrunch: Climate

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In another sign of the scramble to accelerate the uptake and transformative potential of artificial intelligence, Dutch recycling giant Bollegraaf Group is making a strategic investment in UK AI startup Greyparrot, which uses computer vision for waste analytics.

Startups 112

Startups Recycling Recycling Waste 112

TechCrunch: Climate

MAY 8, 2024

The startup's fungi use their mycelium to consume oil-based rubbers and plastics, creating new bio-based materials in the process. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Upcycling 117

Upcycling Construction Waste Waste 117

AFN Sustainable Protein

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And as millions of Brits are skipping meals days at a time, according to a survey by the UK Food Foundation earlier this year, the UK is wasting $23 billion (£19 billion) worth of food each year, enough to feed a quarter of the world’s population. “In the UK, we waste a third of all food produced. Overly linear food chains.

Startups 89

Startups Waste Waste Upcycling 89

Greentown Labs

JANUARY 9, 2024

The accelerator will advance six startups’ climatetech solutions and foster potential development, investment, and commercial partnerships with Saint-Gobain Somerville, Mass. Saint-Gobain is a longtime, dedicated partner of Greentown and its startup community. and Houston, Texas, Jan. and Houston, Texas, Jan.

Startups 104

Startups Carbon-neutral Incubators Incubators 104

Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million in companies that “directly empower farmers, healthcare providers, waste. The post Catalyst Fund seeds nine African climate tech startups appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, February 14 – The impact tech fund of BFA Global invested $1.8

Startups 75

Startups Waste Waste Investment 75

GreenBiz

AUGUST 3, 2020

Custom-fit jeans startup challenges fast fashion mindset. One company working to do things differently is San Francisco-based startup unspun. We don't have inventory, which decreases waste and emissions. We don't have inventory, which decreases waste and emissions. . The perfect pair? Lauren Phipps. Subscribe here.

Fashion 416

Fashion Startups Waste Waste 416

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A Dublin startup is recycling the energy released by data centers to heat homes. Can the impact be more than a drop in the bucket?

Waste 337

Waste Waste Startups Recycling 337

The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 11, 2024

Low-cost airline Wizz Air puts in 525,000-tonne order for product of Firefly’s proposed refinery in Essex Aircraft could one day take off on fuel made from human waste under plans revealed by Wizz Air and the British sustainable aviation company Firefly to build a commercial refinery in Essex.

Waste 71

Waste Waste Aviation Startups 71

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 […]

Africa 96

Africa Waste Waste Pollution 96

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Startups with ideas for a circular economy are being encouraged to join the Circular Economy Accelerator programme, which will meet this winter in Circular Valley® – located in the Rhine Ruhr area of Germany, a region being positioned as an emerging hotspot for innovation in technologies that facilitate recycling and reuse.

Startups 130

Startups Microplastics Recycling Recycling 130

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Major corporations, innovative startups, ambitious non-profits, and industry associations are making progress toward the idea of the zero-waste office, and they share their best practices in this new report by Green Standards. The State of the Circular Workplace in 2023 is promising.

Waste 358

Waste Waste Startups Organic 358

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The German company, which won the Accelerate contest at Circularity 21, is developing a process that turns wood waste into thermoplastics.

Startups 338

Startups Waste Waste 338

GreenBiz

MAY 4, 2023

Verra and food startup Olio are working on creating a credits methodology for avoided emissions associated with food waste.

Startups 351

Startups Carbon Waste Waste 351

altenergymag

MAY 13, 2020

has proprietary technology that redirects waste algae from an environmental hazard into profitable environmentally friendly products fully integrated into the circular economy. Gen3Bio Inc.

Startups 105

Startups Waste Waste Technology 105

Canary Media

MAY 1, 2024

Years ago, oil and gas companies came here to deposit their liquid waste into the teardrop-shaped salt caverns hundreds of feet below the surface. Squat metal wellheads rise from a grassy field in central Kansas, surrounded by red steel containers. Now, a company with a wholly different mission is filling those same…

Startups 110

Startups Carbon Waste Waste 110

Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2022

Tech startup sustainability. Tech startup sustainability means to be purpose-driven and sustainable. With this in mind, it’s important tech startups globally follow suit, to establish proactive and forward-thinking organizations. How do startups affect the environment? Tech startup sustainability: 6 top tips.

Business Energy Monitoring 147

Business Energy Monitoring Startups Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 25, 2022

Indian insect biotech startup Loopworm has raised $3.4 Loopworm is the first Indian technology startup to farm insects for animal feed. The investment is Omnivore’s second investment under its OmniX Bio initiative, which backs early-stage agrifood life science startups. . million tonnes of food per year.

Startups 119

Startups Biotech Waste Waste 119

Impact Alpha

MAY 1, 2024

“Imperfect produce” startups that salvage fresh foods destined for the landfill can be found throughout the US and Europe. The post Renew Capital invests in Farm to Feed to curb food waste in Kenya appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Nairobi-based Farm to Feed.

Waste 52

Waste Waste Investment Startups 52

ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 21, 2024

A California-based startup called AirMyne is developing a method for direct air capture (DAC) of CO2 that uses a liquid sorbent that can be regenerated using low-temperature geothermal energy. Low-temperature heat can be sourced from geothermal, as well as electricity or industrial waste heat. ” Source: Yahoo!

Startups 97

Startups Patents Carbon Waste 97

Business Green

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Most cotton garments end up as landfill, but Seattle-based startup Evrnu claims it can recycle those items

Startups 78

Startups Waste Waste Recycling 78

Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Sixteen startups joined our climatetech community during some of the hottest days of the summer in Q3 2023, working on breakthroughs such as reliable energy storage , detection of green-hydrogen gas leaks , and carbon-footprint reductions in the trucking industry.

Startups 110

Startups Methane Hydrogen Innovation 110

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

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The tech giant is partnering with startup Hippo Harvest, which grows lettuces using robotics and greenhouses designed to slash water and fertilizer inputs, reduce food waste and cut land use requirements.

Startups 291

Startups Sustainability Waste Waste 291

TechCrunch: Climate

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Gates Foundation is pumping millions into C16 Biosciences, the Y Combinator-backed company fermenting palm oil alternatives. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Startups 110

Startups Waste Waste Biotech 110

TechCrunch: Climate

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Abhi Ramesh, the founder and CEO at Misfits Market, the e-commerce site where customers can buy ugly or off-looking produce, meat or seafood in an effort to reduce food waste. All rights reserved.

Startups 93

Startups Seafood Waste Waste 93

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2021

How one Pacific Coast startup is turning seafood waste into a cost-competitive natural purifier for textiles and more.

Seafood 417

Seafood Startups Waste Waste 417