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...
Read More about Biochar innovation in agricultureUse of coffee husk for pyrolysis to produce biochar and renewable heat. Aplication of biochar in coffee farming to improve soil health and reduce fertilizer use. Heat is used for controlled berry dryi...
Read More about Converting agriculture waste into a clean energy source and biocharRecycling of source-seggregated PET and HDPE plastics into stylish recycled plastic board-based home decoration and furniture items.
Read More about Unique recycled plastic home decorMinimization of single-use plastics, minimization and increased recycling of all hotel waste and partial change to solar energy.
Read More about Championing plastic-free tourism in LaosEstablishment of local cocoa farming within a regenerative, zero-waste agroforestry system and the artisanal processing of cocoa beans into single-origin Lao chocolate bars.
Read More about Regenerative Cocoa AgricultureRecovery of textile waste for repurposing into textile handicrafts incrorporating traditional local designs, incorporating recycled - aluminium - discs as accessories.
Read More about Materials recovery in handicraft textilesRedesign of consumer goods plastics packaging for lower packaging weight and/or volume and introduction of refill stations. Started with partial shifts to using recycled plastics and to replacing non...
Read More about Beyond Disposables – Towards Circular Plastic PackagingSustainable, 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 ...
Read More about Premium cascara tea from previously discarded coffee wasteDecentralized system for glass waste collection and shredding for onward application as aggregate in building products.
Read More about Repurposing Glass WasteUse the organic byproducts from cinnamon cultivation, processing and distillation as a substitution for the use of coal in cinnamon drying.
Read More about Using cinnamon waste as fuel for product dryingProduct as a Service business model for making high quality mattresses affordable and guaranteeing comprehensive recycling at the end of the mattress life.
Read More about Driving mattress recycling through a circular economy product subscription platformEfficient 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...
Read More about Resource Efficiency through Prefabrication
