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Kelpi - innovation in sustainable packaging
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th February 2023
The lowdown on Kelpi, the startup that's using seaweed to develop an innovative solution to the global plastic packaging problem.
In the UK alone, households throw away around 100 billion articles of plastic packaging every year. As we have written so many times now, this is massively damaging to the environment and to sea life, because no matter where plastic ends up being discarded, it pollut...
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Reuser - the startup changing how we takeaway
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th January 2023
London-based startup Reuser has developed a digitally enabled reusable container service for cafés, restaurants, offices, and events.
Plastic is easily one of the most useful inventions humans have ever come up with, but also one of the most damaging to the environment. It doesn’t break down in a clean and harmless way, it gives off harmful chemicals if burned, if buried and left t...
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Greenback - on a mission to develop circular solutions for packaging waste
by: Startacus Admin ~ 25th March 2022
Greenback tackles the provenance of plastic materials by building a globally distributed, decentralised network of advanced recycling plants near the sources of plastic waste.
It’s time to talk about plastic again! The term ‘advanced recycling’ is a broad one that encompasses a range of chemical processes that allow plastics to be converted back into materials ready to use for...
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Matter - the startup with a multi-pronged approach to microplastic pollution
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st January 2022
Matter is an innovative startup on a mission to develop pioneering technology solutions for capturing, harvesting and recycling microplastics.
At this point, we have lost count of the number of times we have written about the severity of the impact of plastic waste on the environment and ecosystem (and startups like My Plastic Diary and The Modern Milkman who are trying to solve at least a part...
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Wires - the startup changing how eyewear is made and worn
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th August 2021
Wires is an innovative London-based startup that's on a mission to bring sustainability to the eyewear industry
In the UK alone, 74% of people wear corrective lenses, be these contact lenses or glasses. Billions of glasses are made every year, and millions are thrown away every year. The most common material for making glasses is plastic, a product of the oil industry, which is the biggest poll...
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The Modern Milkman - the milkround with a difference
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th February 2021
The Modern Milkman is a Yorkshire-based startup that's delivering fresh ways to reduce plastic waste, shop ethically and feel good about convenience...
In the UK, dairy farmers produce roughly 14 billion litres of milk every year. Not all of this is for consumption as-is, as some has to be used for products like cheese and butter, but that’s still a lot of milk going into mostly plastic b...
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Startup of the Week - MyPlasticDiary
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th January 2021
The accolade this week goes to MyPlasticDiary, an innovative app which will enable you to track, understand and reduce your plastic footprint
It’d be fair to say that most of us want to be more environmentally-conscious and reduce the amount of plastic that we use. It’s not always that easy though. We may have the best intentions to reduce our plastic consumption yet it can still be...
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Startup of the Week - Kind Bag
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th November 2020
Kind Bag is a startup that's tackling plastic pollution by transforming used plastic bottles into a range of beautiful, fashionable and reusable bags...
As we all know, our use of plastic has had a seriously detrimental impact on the environment. And whilst we may be more conscious of it and aiming as individuals to do our bit, anything which can in some way help to combat it, ought to be ...
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FiltraCycle - the startup that recycles cigarette butts
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th August 2020FiltraCycle - The Irish startup that's tackling environmental pollution in an entirely innovative way...
A cigarette doesn’t seem like a lot of waste, does it? One little piece of paper, dry leaves, and some kind of compact cotton filter. Unpleasant to see scattered about the street or getting stuck to your shoe, but there’s far worse litter out there, isn’t there?
But what abo...
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Sustainable reward scheme Bagboard targets sustainable shoppers and brands
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th July 2020Sustainable reward scheme Bagboard, a first-of-its-kind advertising platform for planet-friendly brands launches £600k funding round...
Bagboard, the creation of former credit trader Ben Ayres, and advertising executive Ashleigh Bishop, launched a £600k crowdfunding campaign via Seedrs this week to raise funds for the first sustainable rewards scheme that marries major brand campaigns...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.