Integrated the promotion of circularity practices in its main education mission on Lao textile handicrafts, with particular focus on cultivation of native and locally used natural dye plants, maintain...
Read More about Resource Efficiency in Natural Textile Dyeing and Waste Fabric RepurposingUse 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 biocharProduction 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...
Read More about Composite materials from agricultural waste and recycled plasticsSustainable design and manufacturing of travel goods that maximize the use of waterless-dyed and/or recycled fabrics and minimization and reuse of fabric offcuts. Energy- and water-efficient premises ...
Read More about Sustainable transformation of travel goods manufacturingReduce 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...
Read More about New rice farming practices to reduce climate emissions and improve yieldsRepurposing 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 wasteProduction and extraction of fruit enzymes from edible and non-edible parts of mangos and other tropical fruits and use of fruit seeds and skins for useful byproducts, such as personal care products a...
Read More about Circular economy for tropical fruitsHandcrafting of refillable water bottles made from locally abundant bamboo as an alternative to single-use plastic bottles, particularly in the tourism sector, and as an additional income source for l...
Read More about Circular Bamboo Bottles for Sustainable TourismComprenhensive food waste reduction programme covering back-of-the-house and food sevices, composting of organic waste and compost use in onsite fruit and vegetable gardens. Improved energy efficiency...
Read More about Sustainable resort operationsTimleless design, craftsmanship and lifetime refurbishment and reupholstery service, sourcing of sustainably-certified timber, minimization and reuse of wood and fabric offcuts (including for small de...
Read More about Timeless design and craftsmanship for circular furnitureInsect farming of Black Soldier Flies on restaurant food waste to convert this into sustainable animal feed and fertilizer products.
Read More about Recovering food waste through insect farmingDeveloper and supplier of low cost, small scale appropriate mechanical recycling equipment for plastics and developer of network of grassroots plastic waste collection and recycling intiatives that pr...
Read More about Appropriate technology for small scale plastics recycling
