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SpadXTech Aims to Disrupt Vegan Leather Market with Plastic-free, Carbon-negative Material

Greentown Labs

But pleather and vegan leather bring their own problems as well, as these alternatives are usually made from plastics. Plastic pollution is part of what pushed Lina M. The end-product is carbon-negative, González explains, because the microbes upcycle carbon and SpadXTech exclusively plans to use renewable energy for its processes.

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Go Build 2023 Startups and Saint-Gobain Partner on Integration Testing, Pilot Studies, Market Exploration, and More

Greentown Labs

The six participating startups— Active Surfaces , Carbon Upcycling Technologies , Endeavor Composites , Hempitecture , Puro Renewables , and ZS2 Technologies —were chosen in a highly competitive selection process that saw more than 100 applications.

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Greentown Go Build 2023 with Saint-Gobain Announces Startup Cohort

Greentown Labs

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a circular-decarbonization solution for hard-to-abate industries–-utilizing low-purity industrial CO 2 and industrial byproducts to decarbonize cement. With incubators in Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas, Jan. Hempitecture (Ketchum, Idaho, U.S.) billion in funding.

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BIPOC Entrepreneurs Present their Climatetech Solutions at ACCEL Showcase

Greentown Labs

This year-long program combines acceleration with a curated curriculum, incubation through a Greentown membership, and extensive mentorship from Greentown and BGS’s networks of industry experts. FRAKKTAL Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a synthetic plastic polymer made from fossil fuels, and it forms one of the most common types of plastics.

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The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year Two Startup Cohort for Carbontech Accelerator Program

Greentown Labs

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Canada) utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials. Full Cycle Bioplastics (San Jose, U.S.) Lydian (Somerville, U.S.) Molecule Works (Richland, U.S.) About Greentown Labs.

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Global Briefing: US Senate backs plan to make daylight saving time permanent

Business Green

The site will initially process six recycling streams: paper, plastic, aluminum cans, e-waste, batteries, and organic waste. Think of Green Island as an incubator for any person or initiative that thinks green - it will have something for everyone," Alami said. Workshops for those that want to upcycle waste.