Circular economy in luxury hospitality

Sustainable resort operations, including through energy and water efficient devices, composting, organic gardening, plastics use elimination and local and sustainable sourcing.

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...

New rice farming practices to reduce climate emissions and improv...

Reduce GHG emissions from rice cultivation and reduce the use of fertilizers through halving of rice planting density, application of alternative wetting and drying irrigation system, improved fertili...

Recovering food waste through insect farming

Insect farming of Black Soldier Flies on restaurant food waste to convert this into sustainable animal feed and fertilizer products.

Biochar innovation in agriculture

This business case study was prepared within the framework of the Technical Advisory project: Mobilising Business Action for Circular Economy in the ASEAN countries under the EU SWITCH-Asia Policy Sup...

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...

Alternative materials and fuels for low carbon cement

Production of lower carbon blended cements with inclusion of flyash and other cementious materials, use of municipal, organic and other wastes as alternative fuels and water and heat energy recovery.

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.

Operationalising circularity towards net zero garment-making

Energy and water efficiency in production, minimization and recovery of fabric offcuts (with external partners to produce fabric or rugs). Experimenting with use of kapok fibre and organic dyes in fas...

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...

Repurposing Pre-consumer Fabric Waste into Sustainable Fashion

Pyan Chit Par is a women-led, small social enterprise that repurposes fabric scraps into valuable, wearable products that contribute to resource circularity and reduces waste streams while conserving ...