Pioneering Circularity in Grocery Shopping

Adopted refill model in food and grocery retailing as customers bring their own used packaging, jars, and containers, and developed local supply chains favouring organic produce.

Integrated operations for sustainable agriculture

Extraction of bromelain enzyme from pineapple stems, use of recycled materials for packaging, recovery and reuse of plantation and fruit processing residues for animal feed. Production of biogas and l...

Repurposing garment and textile waste

Repurposing of cloth pieces that are recovered from post consumer garments and other textile wastes for sewing into garments, bags and/or other textile products in community sewing centres.

Using mushrooms to produce sustainable materials from agricultura...

Use of mycellium threads as bio-adhesive to turn agricultural waste products into sustainable leather-like and board materials, suitable for use in fashion, home décor and buildings. Energy and water ...

Lotus fibre for sustainable fashion

Artisan production of alternative silk- and leather-like materials from lotus stem waste.

Areca Nut Palm Sheaths as a Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Alter...

Transforming naturally-shed sheaths of the areca nut palm, a previously-discarded agricultural waste, into biodegradable packaging products to replace plastic packaging in the food sector.

Circular economy for tropical fruits

Production and extraction of fruit enzymes from edible and non-edible parts of mangos and other tropical fruits and use of fruit seeds and skins for useful byproducts, such as personal care products a...

Upcycling and sustainable design applied to accessories

Production of leather-like material, through fusion of wasted industrial plastic bags, for use in durable, stylish handmade bags.

Resource Efficiency through Prefabrication

Efficient factory-level production of prefabricated construction elements and sandwich wall panels, using lower carbon hydraulic cement and with reuse of excess concrete for secondary products (e.g. p...

Using recycled PET for fabric production

Substitution of virgin PET fibres with recycled PET fibres for the production of some of yarns and fabrics for use in the textile and garment industry.

Turning Agricultural By-products into Pallets and Packaging

Composite materials from agricultural waste and recycled plastics

Production of high-quality plastic pellets and filaments from a mixture of recycleable plastic waste and select agroresidues (including rice straw, coffee grounds, bamboo leaves) for use in niche indu...