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lululemon backs recycled plastics clothing startup in $100 million Series A+

Simon Thomsen - June 27, 2024 2 MIN READ

A Canberra plastics recycling startup has raised $100 million in a Series A+ as it looks to take its technology to Asia. Samsara Eco, a spin-out from Australian National University, launched in late 2021 as a partnership between the ANU and CSIRO-backed Main Sequence Ventures. It set out to address the fact that less than… Read more »

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How blockchain will help make single-use plastics part of the recycling economy

Haggai Alon - April 24, 2020 2 MIN READ

As the corona virus rages and infection fears increase plastic consumption is on the rise. At supermarkets, among the few places allowed to stay open, customers are increasingly using disposable plastic bags amid concerns reusable ones will spread the disease. In cafes, reusable cups have been banned seeing a return to single use containers. It’s… Read more »