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Terreform ONE’s plans to upend cities and suburbs in a post-pandemic world

GreenBiz

My wife, Randy Rosenberg, executive director of the nonprofit Art Works for Change , created the exhibition, which has traveled North America the past few years.). Joachim pointed to a shared-bicycle concept being incubated at Terreform —"a super accessible bike-sharing program along with a biodiversity program,” as he described it.

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Circularity Challenge Spotlight: Interface Polymers

Greentown Labs

The five participants are disrupting the plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. Multilayer plastics—think bubble wrap, meat packaging, and other pre-sealed food packaging—are difficult to recycle, which means they end up in landfills or incinerators. Located in Somerville, Mass.,

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Stanley Black & Decker Joins Greentown Labs as Newest Terawatt Partner

Greentown Labs

10, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, today announced Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) as its newest Terawatt Partner—the highest level of engagement with the incubator. Somerville, Mass.,

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Circularity Challenge Spotlight: Nexus Fuels

Greentown Labs

The program is focused on disrupting the plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. Imagine turning the most difficult-to-recycle plastics into fuel or virgin plastic rather than sending them to landfills. . Shell aims to use 1 million tons of plastic waste annually by 2025, according to a press release.

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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Greentown Labs Launch the KAITEKI Challenge, Reimagining Proteins, Plastics, and Packaging

Greentown Labs

Corporate partnership accelerator program seeks innovations from startups in alternative proteins, waste plastics recycling, and prevention of food loss and waste. MCHC’s businesses include bioplastics, plastic films and sheets, food ingredients, and healthcare, among many others. SOMERVILLE, Mass., SOMERVILLE, Mass.,

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BASF Advises Circularity Challenge Startups on Navigating Corporate Venture Capital Arm

Greentown Labs

The Circularity Challenge , run with BASF and supported by Stanley Black & Decker , is a six-month accelerator focused on disrupting the plastics, energy storage, and recycling value chains. the Greentown Labs Global Center for Cleantech Innovation is the largest cleantech incubator in North America, operating a 100,000 sq.

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Cleantech Ecosystem Comes Together to Celebrate the Circularity Challenge

Greentown Labs

Greentown teamed up with BASF and Stanley Black & Decker to find the top startups from across the world that are capable of disrupting the recycling industry and plastics and energy storage value chains. Corumat, based in California, micro-engineers bioplastics to reduce plastic waste. At the Feb. Read more here.