LabCycle Closes The Circle
A UK research startup that began life in an abandoned glasshouse is tackling the estimated 5.5 million tonnes of plastic waste generated annually by the world’s bioscience and clinical labs.
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Kiwi Biowaste Venture Flushed With Success
As environmental regulations steadily become more stringent globally, a New Zealand company is wading into the sewage ponds and waterways of Britain turning raw organic waste into high value byproducts such as biogas and fertilisers.
Textile Waste Watchers Winning Ways
Currently, less than one percent of clothing is recycled back into new garments. A Stockholm-based deep-tech is joining the global charge towards re-processing mountains of textile waste.
Mucking Around With Zincovery Zethos
A New Zealand university spinoff venture has a bold vision to extract and recycle critical minerals from industrial waste.
Samsara Eco Races To Recycle Nylon Fast Fashions
A spinoff company from the Australian National University plans to shake up the garment industry through enzymatic recycling of polyester.
CO₂ Removalists Capture Investments Globally
It has been a huge start to the year for Carbonaide CEO Tapio Vehmas. His carbon sequestration venture not only secured a €3.7 million funding round, but also set up its first industrial scale production facility. And if that wasn’t success enough, a block of certified carbon credits from the process were also minted and…
Graphene Collab Connects The Dots
A ground-breaking joint R&D programme between The University of Manchester, UK and Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi has begun to reap rewards through publishing new research on the properties of graphene. Established in 2022, the engagement has also been a model for generating economic benefits through international collaboration between research institutions. Forming a fundamental building…
Surf’s Up For Student Startup
Surfactants have a wide range of applications within households, such as soap, dishwashing liquid and cosmetics. But the current production process is carbon-intensive and waste water flows containing surfactant can be harmful to the environment. But recently a student team from France has been developing a greener alternative that could replace current surfactant chemicals. Made…
Pedestrian Power Paves The Way
Increasing electricity prices and fluctuations in the availability of renewable energy inspired some creative thinking around alternative ways to generate power. Now a pioneering company in sustainable energy solutions, is finding its feet with a growing fanbase and a bunch of new installations at universities and innovation centres globally. Can footstep generated energy light up…
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