Championing plastic-free tourism in Laos
Minimization of single-use plastics, minimization and increased recycling of all hotel waste and partial change to solar energy.
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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 ...
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Premium cascara tea from previously discarded coffee waste
Sustainable, 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 ...
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Circularity in fruit and vegetable farming
Soil reconditioning with organic fertilizers produced from farm waste, use of organic pesticides for pest and weed control, intercropping and crop rotation, use of solar pumps, and improved water effi...
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Modular: future for sustainable construction
Resource efficient factory-based production of pre-fabricated and prefitted building modules, with inclusion of secondary materials as fillers, that significantly reduces total material use for the bu...
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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.
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Solar solutions for sustainable growth
Development and installation (as appropriate, on pay-by-use basis) of customized solar-based power, cooling, heating and/or irrigation systems for use in farming, contributing to improved water and en...
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Zeroing out single-use plastics in the hospitality sector
Elimination of single use plastic packaging through use of dispensers. Use of solar hot water systems and energy efficient devices.
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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.
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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...
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Timeless design and craftsmanship for circular furniture
Timleless 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...
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Beyond Disposables – Towards Circular Plastic Packaging
Redesign 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...
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