Recovering food waste through insect farming

Insect farming of Black Soldier Flies on restaurant food waste to convert this into sustainable animal feed and fertilizer products.

Circular fashion, crafted locally

Use of Philippine silk, cotton and other natural fibres, improved energy and water efficiency in production, minimization and reuse of fabric offcuts directly in products or as supplemental wefts by t...

Lotus fibre for sustainable fashion

Artisan production of alternative silk- and leather-like materials from lotus stem waste.

Using cinnamon waste as fuel for product drying

Use the organic byproducts from cinnamon cultivation, processing and distillation as a substitution for the use of coal in cinnamon drying.

Revolutionizing Waste Management with Zero Waste Techniques

Sorting of municipal waste and subsequent processing of waste fractions through bioprocessing and pyrolysis into suitable products for use in agriculture.

Operationalising circularity towards net zero garment-making

Energy and water efficiency in production, minimization and recovery of fabric offcuts (with external partners to produce fabric or rugs). Experimenting with use of kapok fibre and organic dyes in fas...

Battery rejuvenation for circularity and energy eficiency in ener...

Extension of useful lifetime and increase of energy storage efficiency of industrial lead-acid and nickel-cadmium batteries through battery rejuvenation and associated battery monitoring and managemen...

Integrated operations for sustainable agriculture

Extraction of bromelain enzyme from pineapple stems, use of recycled materials for packaging, recovery and reuse of plantation and fruit processing residues for animal feed. Production of biogas and l...

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.

Turning Agricultural By-products into Pallets and Packaging

Weaving skills revitalized for sustainable tikog products

Improved agronomy for tikog grass cultivation for higher productivity, improved techniques for tikog harvesting and proccesing, including use of controlled solar dryer, and diversification of hand wov...

Value chain innovation in domestic edamame production

Application of good agricultural and processing practices for increased efficiency of use of water, fertilizers and energy in cultivation and processing of edamame and other high value frozen vegetabl...