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Converting agricultural waste to plant-based alternatives replacing fossil-based plastics
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Identification
PlasticFri seeks to tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution through an innovative waste-based material which is fully compostable
Nearly all of the plastic that has ever been made still exists today, much of it finding its way into nature. PlasticFri is a GreenTech company from Sweden with the vision to end plastic pollution catastrophe. Conventional plastics are made from petroleum and stay in the environment up to 1000 years! By 2050, the oceans could have more plastic than fish. PlasticFri is on a mission to change that by transforming renewable resources to bio-based products for replacing disposable plastics. This revolutionary technology is already tested, validated and certified by the toughest certification standards in Europe. For its groundbreaking work, the company was awarded as the “World’s Most Innovative Sustainability Startup” among 1400 companies worldwide! PlasticFri has also been awarded the prestigious “Startup Company of the Year in Sweden" as well as named “Most promising Impact company in Nordics and Baltics"
Label Date
July 24, 2020
By
PlasticFri
From
Sweden
Maturity stage
Small scale commercialization
Looking For
Partners, clients, funding, network
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The environmental benefits
- •86%+ lower CO2 emissions than mainstream alternative
- •Over 26,000 litres of water and 1400 litres of oil saved per ton produced, compared to mainstream alternative
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The Financial benefits
- •Uses 65% less energy in production
- • Saves around 4,200 kWh of electricity per ton of material produced
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Europe
Scotland, Netherlands, Monaco, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Kosovo, Vatican City, Ukraine, San Marino, Slovakia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Slovenia, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Portugal, Poland, Norway, Malta, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Jersey, Italy, Iceland, Isle of Man, Ireland, Hungary, Croatia, Sweden, Greece, Gibraltar, Guernsey, United Kingdom, Faroe Islands, Finland, Spain, Estonia, Denmark, Czechia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Åland, Albania, Andorra,
Asia
Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, State of Palestine, Pakistan, Philippines, Oman, Nepal, Malaysia, Maldives, Macao SAR, Mongolia, Myanmar [Burma], Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, South Korea, North Korea, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, India, Israel, Indonesia, Hong Kong SAR, Georgia, Cyprus, China (Mainland), Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Bahrain, Yemen, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, East Timor, Tajikistan, Thailand, Syria,
Africa
Burkina Faso, Angola, Sierra Leone, Saint Helena, Sudan, Seychelles, Rwanda, R̩union, Nigeria, Niger, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mali, Madagascar, Morocco, Libya, Lesotho, Liberia, Comoros, Kenya, British Indian Ocean Territory, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Gabon, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Western Sahara, Egypt, Algeria, Djibouti, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Benin, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Mayotte, Uganda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Togo, French Southern Territories, Chad, Swaziland, Ṣo Tom̩ and Pr?_ncipe, South Sudan, Somalia, Senegal,
North america
Barbados, Aruba, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Puerto Rico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Lucia, Cayman Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Greenland, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Curacao, Cuba, Costa Rica, Canada, Belize, Bahamas, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bermuda, Saint Barth̩lemy, U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Sint Maarten, El Salvador,
South america
Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Guyana, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, French Guiana, Falkland Islands, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Suriname,
Australia
Australia, American Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Niue, Nauru, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Guam, Micronesia, Fiji, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Cocos [Keeling] Islands, Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Tokelau,
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Company Profile
PlasticFri
Breakthrough technology transforming agricultural waste to eco friendly products for replacing plastics.
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Headquarters
115 51 Stockholm, Sweden
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Networking Partner
InnoEnergy
InnoEnergy supports and invests in innovation at every stage of the journey – from classroom to end-customer.
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The EIB Institute was set up within the EIB Group (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund) to promote and support social, cultural, and academic initiatives with European stakeholders and the public at large. It is a key pillar of the EIB Group’s community and citizenship engagement.
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