Pià±atex: The Fabric Made from Pineapple Leaves
Name: Piñatex by Ananas Anam Sector: New materials Pros: Designed as an alternative to leather-based and synthetic products, Piñatex allows farmers in the Philippine...
Certifying Recycled Plastic with Flustix
Name: Flustix Sector: New certifications Pros: Flustix is an independent body for those who wish to certify their commitment to reducing plastic use in their products, and to comm...
Jewellery From Upcycled Silver, by Floios
Name: Floios Jewelry Sector: Jewels made from recycled materials Pros: The small objects made by Floios Jewelry are unique pieces, whose raw materials are traceable, sourced from ...
Cruz Foam: Making Packaging from Shellfish
Name: Cruz Foam Sector: New materials Pros: Biodegradable and compostable material made from chitin obtained from waste shrimp shells Characteristics: The patented process c...
Ioniqa: Virgin PET from Non-recyclable Packaging
Name: Ioniqa Sector: Recycling technologies Pros: An intelligent magnetic separation process transforms low-quality plastics into virgin PET Characteristics: Magnetic materi...
Yescapa: Private Campervan Hire
Name: Yescapa Sector: Collaborative use service Pros: Campervan, caravan and van rental for private individuals, with insurance and 24-hour assistance included Characteristics:&n...
Subscription Electronics with Grover
Name: Grover Sector: Product as a Service Pros: By signing up to the service, users have access to all the most innovative technology through a pay-as-you-go system Characteristi...
IoT and Intelligent Waste Collection with Nordsense
Name: Nordsense Sector: New technologies and platforms Pros: Smart waste-management system based on the IoT Characteristics: A sensor, installed in dumpsters and bins and co...
Chakr, Capturing Pollution to Make Ink
Name: Chakr Innovation Sector: New technologies and materials Pros: A retrofitted device that captures polluting particles emitted by diesel generators at the source Characterist...
Subscription Clothing with Le Tote
Name: Le Tote Sector: Circular Business Model Pros: Subscription service for women’s clothing Characteristics: Allows customers to rent women’s clothes and acces...
Aeropowder: Insulating Materials Made From Feathers
Name: Aeropowder Sector: New materials Pros: Thermally insulating material for packaging and construction, made from poultry-industry waste Characteristics: Making use of ke...
Energiesprong: How to Transform 11,000 Apartments into Net Zero Energy Buildings
Sprong in Dutch means “leap forward.” In fact, a leap forward is exactly what Energiesprong has realised over the last few years in the residential housing construction and energy effici...
The Renewal Workshop - Unsold Clothing on Sale
Name: The Renewal Workshop Sector: Refurbishment and sale of clothing items Plus: Sale of renewed clothing obtained from items deemed unsaleable Characteristics: The Renewal...
RePack, the Packaging with Many Lives
Name: RePack Sector: Reusable packaging service Plus: Reusable and traceable Packaging through the take-back system allowing reuse for at least 20 deliveries Characteristics:&nbs...
Depolymerising Plastic with Gr3n
Name: Gr3n Sector: Technology for PET recycling Plus: Patented technology that uses microwave reactors in order to recycle PET, returning it to its original monomers Characterist...
Hello Tractor, Apps Enter the World of Agriculture
Name: Hello Tractor Sector: Sharing Economy Plus: An App that maps machinery present on a local level and optimises their use and sharing between farmers Characteristics:&n...
Future-Proof Incubators: Between Work and Innovation
According to a recent global study,(1) incubators and accelerators that are connected to universities alone created over 70,000 jobs between 2017 and 2018, generating a revenue of $3.2 billion ...
The Blue Revolution Playground
“To have a real impact and solve the most pressing problems, we need entrepreneurs.” This is the mantra that has been repeated for years by Siemen Cox and Wouter Veer – the creator...
Cupclub, the Startup Providing Cups as a Service
Name: CupClub Sector: Product as a service in the packaging sector Plus: Reusable packaging service for beverages Characteristics: Cupclub helps shops reduce throwaway packa...
ecoBirdy: New Toys from Recycled Plastic
Name: ecoBirdy Sector: New materials and products from recycled materials Plus: Furniture and designer objects for children made with recycled plastic waste Characteristics: ...