Lotus fibre for sustainable fashion
Artisan production of alternative silk- and leather-like materials from lotus stem waste.
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Towards fashion circularity through material substitution
Redesign of bra-products to include recycled PET and recycled nylon fabric and natural rubber foam, reduce material diversity, extend product's useful lifetime, and offer a repair service and end...
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Using cinnamon waste as fuel for product drying
Use the organic byproducts from cinnamon cultivation, processing and distillation as a substitution for the use of coal in cinnamon drying.
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Plastics recovery from municipal solid waste
Improved (municipal) waste collection and establishment of material recovery facility to recover recyclable plastics for supply to recyclers.
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Minimizing hospitality food waste
Comprenhensive food waste reduction programme convering back-of-the-house and food sevices, composting of organic waste and compost use in onsite fruit and vegetable gardens.
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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...
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Pioneering zero-waste dining
Zero waste restaurant operations with local sourcing, recovery and recycling of food, packaging and other wastes, for use as restaurant fittings or for production of insect- and/or fish-farmed ingredi...
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Sago as Alternative Starch Source
The sago plantation and its processing supports the circular economy transition by making efficient use of natural resources (resource efficiency), and by recovering biomass waste (resource circularit...
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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...
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Using gambier waste for sustainable fashion
Using waste liquid from gambier extraction with other natural wastes (leaves, bark, skins) for artisanal dyeing and production of ethnic-inspired jumpatan fashion.
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Premium cascara tea from previously discarded coffee waste
Sustainable, low input coffee farming and selective harvesting to prevent berry fermentation and to enable the use of previously discarded coffee husk to be processed into a herbal cascara (or coffee ...
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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.
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