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Born at UGA, startup CIRT aims to be the "PitchBook for sustainable packaging"

Born at UGA, startup CIRT aims to be the "PitchBook for sustainable packaging"

Katherine Shayne didn’t necessarily see entrepreneurship on her career roadmap. But she was finishing up her master’s at the University of Georgia and working on research at the UGA New Materials Institute when she realized a big problem: Individuals and businesses alike just don’t know what they

What a $150 million investment in Nexus Circular means for your recycling habits

What a $150 million investment in Nexus Circular means for your recycling habits

Quiz time. Grab the closest single-use plastic container to you (perhaps it’s the soda bottle on your desk or a frozen lunch tray in your freezer). Check for the little triangle recycling symbol. Can you name the type of plastic it is? Or, more importantly, do you know

Meet the Tech-Focused Team Tipping The Scales of The Waste Industry

Meet the Tech-Focused Team Tipping The Scales of The Waste Industry

Entrepreneurs often turn every nook and cranny of a home or garage into a space for product testing or experimentation. For the team behind WasteWizer, the pandemic turned a co-founder’s backyard pool area into a prime lab spot for figuring out how to weigh tons of trash. WasteWizer

Neowaste Tackles the 'Worldwide Recycling Crisis' By Turning Plastic Into Fuel

Neowaste Tackles the 'Worldwide Recycling Crisis' By Turning Plastic Into Fuel

Plastic pollution is growing at an alarming rate, with more than 320 million metric tons of new plastic produced every year. Current estimates predict that plastic will outweigh all the fish in the oceans by 2050. Though plastic is recyclable, the process takes time and manpower. Manufacturers often prefer to