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Country: USA | Funding: $1.3B
Graphic Packaging is committed to providing consumer packaging that makes a world of difference.
Graphic Packaging is committed to providing consumer packaging that makes a world of difference.
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Country: USA | Funding: $215M
Origin Materials created bio-based plastic bottles containing 80% renewable materials like cardboard and sawdust. Half of its capital investment to date has come from major food corporates like Nestle and Danone.
Origin Materials created bio-based plastic bottles containing 80% renewable materials like cardboard and sawdust. Half of its capital investment to date has come from major food corporates like Nestle and Danone.
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Country: USA | Funding: $132.1M
Ecovative Design is a biomaterials company that makes biodegradable packaging from mushrooms
Ecovative Design is a biomaterials company that makes biodegradable packaging from mushrooms
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Country: Israel | Funding: $130M
TIPA manufactures bio-based, fully compostable packaging for the food and fashion industry. It compares its packaging material to orange peel, decomposing in 180 days in compost conditions.
TIPA manufactures bio-based, fully compostable packaging for the food and fashion industry. It compares its packaging material to orange peel, decomposing in 180 days in compost conditions.
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Country: Germany | Funding: €58M
air up is a provider of drinking bottle system that provides scent-flavored water.
air up is a provider of drinking bottle system that provides scent-flavored water.
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Country: UK | Funding: £36.4M
Notpla wants to replace all single use plastics for material made of seaweed and plants. As it is made of seaweed and plants, Notpla is a very malleable product, perfect to store beverages, sauces and food in general.
Notpla wants to replace all single use plastics for material made of seaweed and plants. As it is made of seaweed and plants, Notpla is a very malleable product, perfect to store beverages, sauces and food in general.
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Country: UK | Funding: £35M
Polymateria is a London-based startup advancing science to help nature deal with plastic pollution.
Polymateria is a London-based startup advancing science to help nature deal with plastic pollution.
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Country: USA | Funding: $25.3M
Cruz Foam is a circular materials company offering certified compostable, protective packaging foam and other solutions
Cruz Foam is a circular materials company offering certified compostable, protective packaging foam and other solutions
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Country: France | Funding: €23.6M
Lactips created a water soluble and biodegradable thermoplastic pellets based on casein, a milk protein. They can be used to make a variety of packaging materials including food.
Lactips created a water soluble and biodegradable thermoplastic pellets based on casein, a milk protein. They can be used to make a variety of packaging materials including food.
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Country: USA | Funding: $24.1M
Vericool is replacing plastic coolers and packaging with plant-based products
Vericool is replacing plastic coolers and packaging with plant-based products
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Country: USA | Funding: $22M
Boox is a container and packaging company that reduces the environmental damage of online consumerism.
Boox is a container and packaging company that reduces the environmental damage of online consumerism.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $15.1M
Genecis is an early-stage organic waste processing startup that uses biotechnology to convert waste into high value materials.
Genecis is an early-stage organic waste processing startup that uses biotechnology to convert waste into high value materials.
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Country: Germany | Funding: $13.1M
RECUP is your reusable deposit system for coffee-to-go paper cups. RECUP is made up of material that can be recycled, but it also helps that it can be used more than once, given they are properly maintained and cleaned
RECUP is your reusable deposit system for coffee-to-go paper cups. RECUP is made up of material that can be recycled, but it also helps that it can be used more than once, given they are properly maintained and cleaned
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Country: Germany | Funding: €10M
BIO-LUTIONS offers sustainable packaging and disposable tableware solutions made of agricultural residues.
BIO-LUTIONS offers sustainable packaging and disposable tableware solutions made of agricultural residues.
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Country: New Zealand | Funding: NZ$14M
Noissue is a global packaging platform, wants to make sustainable packaging accessible to businesses of all sizes.
Noissue is a global packaging platform, wants to make sustainable packaging accessible to businesses of all sizes.
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Country: Germany | Funding: €8.1M
Recyda’s software helps packaging producers, brand owners and retailers in the consumer goods sector assess the recyclability of packaging – one of the first steps towards reducing waste.
Recyda’s software helps packaging producers, brand owners and retailers in the consumer goods sector assess the recyclability of packaging – one of the first steps towards reducing waste.
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Country: USA | Funding: $7.2M
Impacked is the online marketplace for primary packaging, that is bringing green tech to the forefront for everything from jars, tubes and pouches to bottles.
Impacked is the online marketplace for primary packaging, that is bringing green tech to the forefront for everything from jars, tubes and pouches to bottles.
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Country: USA | Funding: $7M
Ecologic Brands is a provider of sustainable packaging specializing in the paper bottle and paper-based packaging solutions.
Ecologic Brands is a provider of sustainable packaging specializing in the paper bottle and paper-based packaging solutions.
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Country: USA | Funding: $6.7M
Loop is all about creating a circular system, in which containers and other receptacles are reused, rather than disposed of and then recycled.
Loop is all about creating a circular system, in which containers and other receptacles are reused, rather than disposed of and then recycled.
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Country: USA
Crossroads Paper recycles paper and operates containerboard mill in Utah
Crossroads Paper recycles paper and operates containerboard mill in Utah
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Country: USA | Funding: $4.3M
Verity is a startup making packaging for personal care products, producing curbside-recyclable aluminum options in lieu of hard-to-recycle plastic.
Verity is a startup making packaging for personal care products, producing curbside-recyclable aluminum options in lieu of hard-to-recycle plastic.
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Country: USA | Funding: $4.3M
Returnity is the pioneer and market leader in reusable shipping boxes, bags and envelopes for eCommerce and beyond
Returnity is the pioneer and market leader in reusable shipping boxes, bags and envelopes for eCommerce and beyond
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Country: UK | Funding: £2.9M
Polytag has developed a new UV tag reading technology that will enable brands, legislators and recycling operators to trace plastic packaging through the circular economy
Polytag has developed a new UV tag reading technology that will enable brands, legislators and recycling operators to trace plastic packaging through the circular economy
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Country: UK | Funding: £2.7M
Flexi-Hex has developed a patented packaging sleeve made entirely from paper. This sustainable alternative offers robust protection for items while remaining easily compostable and recyclable at home.
Flexi-Hex has developed a patented packaging sleeve made entirely from paper. This sustainable alternative offers robust protection for items while remaining easily compostable and recyclable at home.
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Country: USA | Funding: $3.1M
Nohbo operates as a sustainable beauty & personal care technology company. The company houses its shampoos, conditioners, body washes, and shaving creams in a water-soluble membrane that dissolves during use.
Nohbo operates as a sustainable beauty & personal care technology company. The company houses its shampoos, conditioners, body washes, and shaving creams in a water-soluble membrane that dissolves during use.
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Country: India | Funding: $2.5M
Zerocircle produces bags made of seaweed that are designed to degrade like any living organism, leaving nothing but compost behind
Zerocircle produces bags made of seaweed that are designed to degrade like any living organism, leaving nothing but compost behind
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Country: China | Funding: $2.5M
a social business tackling with reducing the CO2 emissions in e-commerce industry in Taiwan through circular economy.
a social business tackling with reducing the CO2 emissions in e-commerce industry in Taiwan through circular economy.
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Country: South Korea | Funding: ₩2.8B
Innerbottle provides an innovative containing solution ensuring zero waste and sustainable environment. Since a unified container with only plastic materials is collected and recycled through a dedicated system, plastic resources can be quickly and completely recycled 100%.
Innerbottle provides an innovative containing solution ensuring zero waste and sustainable environment. Since a unified container with only plastic materials is collected and recycled through a dedicated system, plastic resources can be quickly and completely recycled 100%.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $2M
MadeRight offers a natural additive that enhances sustainable packaging. The startup is deploying fermentation technology to cultivate fungi grown on organic industrial waste such as wood chips, to produce sustainable materials that are biodegradable and free from pollutants to create a recyclable plastic alternative for packaging.
MadeRight offers a natural additive that enhances sustainable packaging. The startup is deploying fermentation technology to cultivate fungi grown on organic industrial waste such as wood chips, to produce sustainable materials that are biodegradable and free from pollutants to create a recyclable plastic alternative for packaging.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $1.5M
Solutum is developing a unique formula for plastic bags that dissolve in water
Solutum is developing a unique formula for plastic bags that dissolve in water
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.4M
Mango Materials produces a naturally occurring biopolymer from waste biogas (methane) that are economically competitive with conventional oil-based plastics.
Mango Materials produces a naturally occurring biopolymer from waste biogas (methane) that are economically competitive with conventional oil-based plastics.
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Country: UK | Funding: £909.4K
PlantSea manufactures and develops sustainable products using seaweed and aquaculture materials.
PlantSea manufactures and develops sustainable products using seaweed and aquaculture materials.
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Country: UK | Funding: €1M
Bpacks is a startup that has developed the first bark packaging technology that integrates easily into existing production streams, replacing plastic materials.
Bpacks is a startup that has developed the first bark packaging technology that integrates easily into existing production streams, replacing plastic materials.
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Country: UK | Funding: $1.1M
Skipping Rocks Lab develops natural and biodegradable packaging for liquids made from seaweed extract.
Skipping Rocks Lab develops natural and biodegradable packaging for liquids made from seaweed extract.
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Country: Israel
Melodea developed technology for the extraction and industrial production of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) from wood pulp and paper production side streams. It extracts CNCs and using them to produce products like water-based adhesives, paints and coatings, or eco-friendly foams.
Melodea developed technology for the extraction and industrial production of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) from wood pulp and paper production side streams. It extracts CNCs and using them to produce products like water-based adhesives, paints and coatings, or eco-friendly foams.
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Country: Ukraine | Funding: $967.4K
S.Lab produces sustainable packaging produced at an industrial scale.
S.Lab produces sustainable packaging produced at an industrial scale.
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Country: Germany | Funding: €600K
circolution is a reusable food packaging startup that creates a solution that makes a contribution to reducing the waste problem.
circolution is a reusable food packaging startup that creates a solution that makes a contribution to reducing the waste problem.
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Country: UK | Funding: $503K
MarinaTex uses fish waste from the fishing industry to make an organic alternative to single-use plastic bags.
MarinaTex uses fish waste from the fishing industry to make an organic alternative to single-use plastic bags.
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Country: UK | Funding: $419.8K
AEROPOWDER is creating novel materials from surplus feathers. It developed world's first thermal packaging material made from surplus feathers.
AEROPOWDER is creating novel materials from surplus feathers. It developed world's first thermal packaging material made from surplus feathers.
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Country: USA | Funding: $50K
Magnomer is a manufacturer of novel magnetic inks for plastic packaging for the circular economy.
Magnomer is a manufacturer of novel magnetic inks for plastic packaging for the circular economy.
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Country: Colombia | Funding: $50K
Lifepack produces biodegradable packaging made from natural fibers and seeds.
Lifepack produces biodegradable packaging made from natural fibers and seeds.
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Country: Bulgaria | Funding: €20K
Biomyc revolutionizes the packaging industry by developing innovative packaging solutions from sustainable feedstocks. Their fully biodegradable materials provide thermal insulation and impact protection to your products.
Biomyc revolutionizes the packaging industry by developing innovative packaging solutions from sustainable feedstocks. Their fully biodegradable materials provide thermal insulation and impact protection to your products.
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Country: Canada | Funding: CA$10.4K
Tuf Candy developed dessert spoons and small glasses that are made entirely of 100% natural cane sugar. The packaging is 100% recyclable.
Tuf Candy developed dessert spoons and small glasses that are made entirely of 100% natural cane sugar. The packaging is 100% recyclable.
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Country: Australia
RETURNR is an environmental initiative that aims to replace single use takeaway packaging with equivalent reusable solutions.
RETURNR is an environmental initiative that aims to replace single use takeaway packaging with equivalent reusable solutions.
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Country: India
Pacogreen is helping brands switch to revolutionary cost effective Compostable bioplastics by replacing toxic Flexible Single-Use Plastics & Oxo-degradable micro-plastics
Pacogreen is helping brands switch to revolutionary cost effective Compostable bioplastics by replacing toxic Flexible Single-Use Plastics & Oxo-degradable micro-plastics
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Country: Mexico
Ecoshell creates cutlery, bags, and containers that are biodegradable, compostable, or bio-based created from sugar cane and corn starch derived from industrial waste products.
Ecoshell creates cutlery, bags, and containers that are biodegradable, compostable, or bio-based created from sugar cane and corn starch derived from industrial waste products.
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Country: USA
100BIO developed a foaming technology called 100BIO that creates a biodegradable styrofoam that can compost in less than nine weeks without exuding carbon dioxide, heavy metals, or methane. It uses 60% less raw materials than conventional paper or plastic products.
100BIO developed a foaming technology called 100BIO that creates a biodegradable styrofoam that can compost in less than nine weeks without exuding carbon dioxide, heavy metals, or methane. It uses 60% less raw materials than conventional paper or plastic products.
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Country: UK
Delipac invented world’s first 100% recyclable plastic-free carton made from paper-based fibre, that is compostable and biodegradable.
Delipac invented world’s first 100% recyclable plastic-free carton made from paper-based fibre, that is compostable and biodegradable.
