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 agricultureWorking closely with women artisans and community groups, Re-Craft Laos repurposes unused textile left-over, a waste, into bags, accessories, home decor, and lifestyle products with market value. This...
Read More about Re-Craft Laos: Turning Handicraft Waste into Valuable Circular ProductsProduction of interlocking compressed bricks that reduce the use of cement, sand and energy for the construction of affordable housing.
Read More about Interlocking bricks for affordable housingDecentralized system for glass waste collection and shredding for onward application as aggregate in building products.
Read More about Repurposing Glass WasteRecovery and mechanical recycling of textile waste (pre-consumer offcuts, uniforms, post consumer garments) into fabric and garments (workwear, T-shirts etc.). Operation of roof top solar plant for us...
Read More about Turning fabric waste into new fabric and garmentsUses natural fibres and recovered aluminium, applies cleaner and natural dyeing techniques with fuel efficient stove, and uses re-fab techniques to repurpose handwoven textile remnants into patchwork ...
Read More about Circularity Practices in Responsible Handicrafts ProductionDesign, development and local manufacturing of electric vehicles (primarly buses) and charging infrastructure (including from grid connected renewables) that are custom designed for the public transpo...
Read More about Electric vehicles for public transportEstablishment 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 AgricultureUtilization of nickel slag (by-product of ferro nickel smelting) into bricks as substitute for concrete and ceramic bricks in road and building construction.
Read More about Recycling nickel slag into concrete bricksRepurposing 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.
Read More about Repurposing garment and textile wasteSustainable resort operations, including through energy and water efficient devices, composting, organic gardening, plastics use elimination and local and sustainable sourcing.
Read More about Circular economy in luxury hospitalityPyan 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 ...
Read More about Repurposing Pre-consumer Fabric Waste into Sustainable Fashion
