Innovate UK

Scott Bros. is a recycling, haulage, and plant hire business established in Thornaby-on-Tees. Over the years, they have developed their business by being customer-focused and offering flexible solutions to suit their customers' and clients' requirements. This is only possible due to their team of dedicated, hardworking staff, who strive to provide the possible service.

HUID is investigating the possibilities of onion peels in an effort to lower our consumption of single-use plastics. HUID seeks to develop a range of environmentally friendly material applications by utilizing the enormous amounts of waste allium that humans produce worldwide.

Oakdale Greenscaping offers a variety of sustainable paving products made from recycled and locally sourced raw materials.

Carbogenics Ltd is a company based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, specializing in the development and production of sustainable fertilizers and bio-additives. Established in 2016, Carbogenics has created an innovative process that transforms disposable coffee cups and other non-recyclable paper waste into a carbon-rich material, known as CreChar. This product serves as a carbon additive that enhances biogas production in anaerobic digestion and improves plant growth, ultimately benefiting farmers by increasing crop yields and profitability. In addition to its product offerings, Carbogenics also provides consultancy and analytical services to operators in the anaerobic digestion and wastewater treatment sectors, addressing customer inquiries through various communication channels.

Automedi is a transformative sustainable manufacturing platform that is fast becoming the internet of manufacturing. It combines 12 different inventions into a turnkey Circularity-as-a-Service layered on top of its decentralized circular "microeconomies" that rapidly turns plastic trash into consumer products in as little as 25 minutes. Its innovative edge manufacturing system creates a no or low-transport logistics chain and low energy factory systems that repurposes almost 600 times as much plastic as conventional municipal and commercial recycling, while using 0.25% of the energy to manufacture products. Meaning products can be made available whenever and wherever they are needed, without minimum order quantities and the high cost of manufacture that create a barrier to entry to entrepreneurs and poorer communities. Helping global communities rebalance inequity while creating a step-change in carbon avoidance.

Kelpi is a sustainable biotech start-up focused on bio-refining seaweed to create innovative bioplastic packaging solutions. The company develops a thin bio-plastic coating for paper and cardboard, replacing traditional fossil fuel-based plastics used in packaging for food, beverages, cosmetics, and personal care products. This coating is derived from renewable feedstocks, primarily compostable seaweed, and has been certified as recyclable. By utilizing marine-safe materials, Kelpi aims to provide environmentally friendly alternatives that help eliminate single-use plastics, promoting sustainability in packaging practices.

Alora’s mission is to drive a circular consumption revolution. Alora turns currently lose-lose scenarios - where both consumer and planet suffer - into win-wins, by developing high-quality, radically sustainable products. The company’s core value lies in developing, protecting and commercialising re-manufacturable products, and the processes that convert ‘used’ into ‘brand new’ - with over 90% less raw material required and major emissions reductions. Starting in the notoriously wasteful baby market, the Alora Bedside Crib is the world's most sustainable bedside crib - powered by a circular sale-and-buyback model - delivered and collected by us for re-manufacture.

Big Atom specializes in recycling solutions for waste tyres, serving local garages and tyre wholesalers. The company collects, shreds, and granulates tyres, converting them into rubber granules that can be reintegrated into the circular economy. By transforming waste tyres and plastics into raw materials, Big Atom enables industries to repurpose waste, contributing to environmental sustainability and the reduction of pollution. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to create a more efficient and eco-friendly system for managing polymer materials.

Cloud Cycle is focused on transforming the concrete industry by addressing significant waste and carbon emissions associated with concrete production and delivery. Each year, over 10 billion tons of concrete are produced globally, contributing to up to 10% of CO2 emissions, with around 5% of this concrete going to waste. Cloud Cycle has developed an innovative on-truck device and sensor array that connects to a cloud platform, ensuring concrete meets specifications and minimizing waste during delivery. The company's real-time management software leverages the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning to predict quality issues and recommend interventions, helping companies maintain high standards while reducing operational costs and emissions. In addition, Cloud Cycle operates a marketplace for the sale of surplus concrete, further facilitating waste reduction. Through these advancements, Cloud Cycle aims to save the industry billions and contribute to a 1% reduction in global CO2 emissions.

Cloud Cycle is focused on transforming the concrete industry by addressing significant waste and carbon emissions associated with concrete production and delivery. Each year, over 10 billion tons of concrete are produced globally, contributing to up to 10% of CO2 emissions, with around 5% of this concrete going to waste. Cloud Cycle has developed an innovative on-truck device and sensor array that connects to a cloud platform, ensuring concrete meets specifications and minimizing waste during delivery. The company's real-time management software leverages the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning to predict quality issues and recommend interventions, helping companies maintain high standards while reducing operational costs and emissions. In addition, Cloud Cycle operates a marketplace for the sale of surplus concrete, further facilitating waste reduction. Through these advancements, Cloud Cycle aims to save the industry billions and contribute to a 1% reduction in global CO2 emissions.

Icaruus specializes in the design and manufacture of apparel for brands, designers, and companies, utilizing local, on-demand manufacturing supply chains. The company focuses on sustainable innovation and apparel recycling, producing a range of clothing products including base layers, mid-layers, t-shirts, and tech wear. Icaruus actively engages in projects aimed at expanding circular manufacturing and enhancing apparel data analytics in the UK. In collaboration with various sustainable fashion partners, the company develops software and hardware solutions that promote more responsible practices in the apparel industry.

Cloud Cycle is focused on transforming the concrete industry by addressing significant waste and carbon emissions associated with concrete production and delivery. Each year, over 10 billion tons of concrete are produced globally, contributing to up to 10% of CO2 emissions, with around 5% of this concrete going to waste. Cloud Cycle has developed an innovative on-truck device and sensor array that connects to a cloud platform, ensuring concrete meets specifications and minimizing waste during delivery. The company's real-time management software leverages the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning to predict quality issues and recommend interventions, helping companies maintain high standards while reducing operational costs and emissions. In addition, Cloud Cycle operates a marketplace for the sale of surplus concrete, further facilitating waste reduction. Through these advancements, Cloud Cycle aims to save the industry billions and contribute to a 1% reduction in global CO2 emissions.

SageTech is recycling inhalational anaesthetic agents using patented technology to generate significant cost and environmental benefits for healthcare providers. SageTech has developed, prototyped, and patented systems to capture, extract and purify inhalational anaesthetic emissions, creating a circular economy for a formerly wasteful pharmaceutical product