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Nilo is a plastic recycling startup that repurposes plastic trash into something useful and valuable, giving plastic waste a value.

Mint Innovation Limited, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in metal recovery services from electronic waste, mining residues, and other toxic metal waste. The company employs bio-metallurgical processes that utilize microbes to extract valuable metals from waste streams, thereby reducing environmental impact. With a team experienced in chemistry and biotechnology, Mint Innovation is focused on scaling its innovative technology at its Auckland facilities to showcase the commercial viability of its biometallurgy methods.

Founded in 2005, LanzaTech is a pioneering carbon recycling company that converts industrial waste gases into fuel ethanol and other valuable products. Its innovative bio-catalytic toolkits enable gas fermentation microbes to recycle carbon emissions from sources like steel mills and landfills, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and supporting a circular economy.

Operator of a zinc recycling company intended to turn metal waste into reusable and valuable materials. The company recycles waste acid from zinc and extracts the valuable materials it contains, enabling clients to tackle the problem of zinc and acid released into landfills and wastewater every year through the steel galvanizing process.

Avertana is a process technology company that converts industrial waste into valuable mineral and chemical raw materials. Its products, including titanium dioxide, alum, gypsum, and epsom salts, serve various industries such as paints, plastics, paper, water purification, construction, agriculture, and consumer goods. Avertana's proprietary platform offers cost-competitive solutions with a significantly lower environmental footprint compared to traditional methods.

Founded in 2005, LanzaTech is a pioneering carbon recycling company that converts industrial waste gases into fuel ethanol and other valuable products. Its innovative bio-catalytic toolkits enable gas fermentation microbes to recycle carbon emissions from sources like steel mills and landfills, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and supporting a circular economy.

Avertana is a process technology company that converts industrial waste into valuable mineral and chemical raw materials. Its products, including titanium dioxide, alum, gypsum, and epsom salts, serve various industries such as paints, plastics, paper, water purification, construction, agriculture, and consumer goods. Avertana's proprietary platform offers cost-competitive solutions with a significantly lower environmental footprint compared to traditional methods.

Founded in 2005, LanzaTech is a pioneering carbon recycling company that converts industrial waste gases into fuel ethanol and other valuable products. Its innovative bio-catalytic toolkits enable gas fermentation microbes to recycle carbon emissions from sources like steel mills and landfills, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and supporting a circular economy.

Critical is a social enterprise that provides recycled furniture and homewares made from plastic waste.

Avertana is a process technology company that converts industrial waste into valuable mineral and chemical raw materials. Its products, including titanium dioxide, alum, gypsum, and epsom salts, serve various industries such as paints, plastics, paper, water purification, construction, agriculture, and consumer goods. Avertana's proprietary platform offers cost-competitive solutions with a significantly lower environmental footprint compared to traditional methods.