Pioneering Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles in Tourism

Operates a fleet of 160 electric vehicles (incl. scooters, buggies) for guests and hotel operations, with on-site charging station and repair service. Installed rooftop solar panels with battery stora...

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...

Turning Agricultural By-products into Pallets and Packaging

Char briquettes from coconut shells

Production of char briquettes from waste coconut shells, that are cleaner and more energy efficient than wood charcoal in their use for cooking.

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 ...

Greening bamboo and rattan production

Introduction of new product designs based on bamboo and rattan offcuts. Application of heat forming technique to reduce the use of glues in product finishing.

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...

Creating an eco-industrial park

Industrial symbioses for reuse of steel byproducts and slags in manufacturing of cement, concrete and other products. Resource efficiency through exchange and collaboration on best practices between t...

Recycling plastic waste into road asphalt

Use of plastic waste (1) in asphalt for construction of roads with extended durability and (2) for decentralized production of pyrolysis oil as alternative fuel.

Enabling circular recovery of textiles and garments waste

Establishment and operation of clothing and textile waste collection bins and repurposing of collected fabric into merchandise and gift items through community sewing network.

Interlocking bricks for affordable housing

Production of interlocking compressed bricks that reduce the use of cement, sand and energy for the construction of affordable housing.

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 ...