Vote for your favourite circular economy startup!
Would you like to see a circular textile startup as a finalist? Is it packaging you are concerned about? Does your heart beat for new sustainable materials? Or do you think, battery recycling should be much more promoted?
This is your chance to have a say! YOU – the public – decides which of our top 20 circular economy startups in Europe will be a Green Alley Award finalist!
Public voting has opened for the 2022 Green Alley Award and the public has until 15 February to vote for their favourite one at www.green-alley-award.com/poll/2022-green-alley-award-public-voting! The startup with the most votes will earn a place in the finals, alongside five others that will be chosen by an expert committee.
Each voter will be entered into a prize draw to win one of three Trendraider sustainable boxes, containing ‘circular lifestyle products’.
Check out our longlist of the top 20 circular economy startups in Europe:
Agree
No plastic wrapping anymore: Our plant-based edible coating protects fruits and vegetables, which increases shelf life and avoids food waste.
Country: Italy
URL: https://agreenet.webflow.io/
and-less
For a waste-free food delivery: We have developed a reusable packaging solution for take away food.
Country: Austria
URL: www.and-less.at
Atelier Riforma
Enabling circular fashion: Our AI technology and digital platform helps the fashion industry to optimize reuse and resale of textile waste.
Country: Italy
URL: www.atelier-riforma.it/en/
BioFashionTech
Reducing textile waste: Our bioprocess degrades textile materials and transforms them into new valuable bioproducts.
Country: Netherlands
URL: www.biofashiontech.com
Circunomics
Second life for batteries: We have developed an IoT marketplace for managing the whole lifecycle of batteries based on data.
Country: Germany
URL: www.circunomics.com
EDAC
Green Business: Our environmental compliance software helps various industries to track, log and manage their environmental assets.
Country: Ireland
URL: www.edac.ie
Enzymity
Closing the plastics loop: Our biotechnological process using enzymes turns plastic waste into new virgin-grade plastic.
Country: Latvia
URL: www.enzymity.com
Flexi-Hex Ltd
Nature as a model: Our plastic packaging alternative made of paper has a patented honeycomb design to protect fragile items.
Country: UK
URL: www.flexi-hex.com
Glenntex
Reduce virgin plastic: We design, tailor and engineer 2D nanocomposites to create high performance recycled plastics.
Country: Sweden
URL: www.glenntex.com
Gravity Wave
Fighting marine littering: We collect ocean plastics and transform them into circular products.
Country: Spain
URL: www.thegravitywave.com
MakeGrowLab
Biomaterial revolution: Our coatings and films with plastic-like properties for food packaging can be recycled like paper or biodegrade.
Country: Poland
URL: www.makegrowlab.com
Moree
Zero-waste shopping: We provide a delivery service for groceries in reusable packaging to help consumers reduce single-use plastics.
Country: UK
URL: www.getmoree.com
Nazena
Upcycling Fashion: We help fashion companies transforming their production scrap into products to be used in their stores.
Country: Italy
URL: www.nazena.com
Pandobac
Reusable packaging service: We offer a circular system with reusable crates, including the rental, washing, tracking and transportation.
Country: France
URL: www.pandobac.com
Peggada
Environmental awareness: Our online platform for sustainability solutions connects sustainable businesses with conscious consumers.
Country: Portugal
URL: www.peggada.com
Proservation
Eliminate styrofoam and airpops: Our sustainable cushioning material made of grain husks protects fragile items during shipment.
Country: Germany
URL: /
ScrapAd
Green Marketing: We provide a global platform for trading recyclable materials to counteract the lack of information in the recycling industry.
Country: Spain
URL: www.scrapad.com
Scrapp Ltd
Simplifying waste sorting: Our mobile application guides you through your local recycling rules by simply scanning the barcode of any item.
Country: UK
URL: www.scrapprecycling.com
Source One
Waste management for hospitals: We recycle plastic waste from surgery room areas into secondary raw materials for medical devices.
Country: Germany
URL: www.srcone.de
Voltfang
Extending the lifecycle of batteries: Our green electricity storage systems uses electric car batteries to provide clean energy at home.
Country: Germany
URL: www.voltfang.de