Tech Solutions Related To UN SDG 14: Life Below Water

ByFusion is a waste to infrastructure company dedicated to providing innovative solutions to address the global plastic crisis.. Our ByBlock is the first construction-grade building material made entirely from recycled (and often recyclable) plastic waste, enabling communities, corporations and governments to block plastic waste for good

TerraCycle reuses, upcycles, and recycles waste instead of landfilling it. ​This moves waste from a linear system to a circular one, allowing it to keep cycling in our economy. We offer a range of national, easy-to-use recycling platforms allowing everyone to #RecycleEverything, as well as Loop, a sustainable shopping experience moving the world away from single-use packaging.

CleanRobotics is a mission driven startup that is reinventing the way we think about recycling across the globe. Our flagship product, Trashbot™ eliminates pitfalls commonly associated with waste collections by identifying and robotically sorting items as they are deposited into the robot. Our data helps facilities approach zero waste while materially impacting their carbon footprint.

Full Cycle addresses plastic pollution, food waste, and climate change by transforming organic waste into a compostable alternative to oil-based plastics. We license our technology to a variety of partners – agriculture producers, food/beverage processors, composters and landfills, biorefineries, and even large campus environments to efficiently leverage existing infrastructure and reduce costs.

Boxed Water's paper-based cartons are 92% renewable and way less destructive to our planet than single-use plastic bottles and aluminum cans. While our cartons are designed to breakdown overtime, they can be refilled and reused using clean drinking water up to twice a day for 30 days. Then they can be recycled just like any other household product.

CIRT is a woman-owned, recycling technology platform that gives retailers, brands, and consumers on-demand, location-specific information about how and where to recycle materials. Whether it's packaging or single-use items, we want to keep materials out of our oceans and the environment. We do this via a B2B API for recyclability mapping and procurement and a consumer-facing app.

Scrapo is the world's largest marketplace for trading recyclable plastics, working to reduce the amount of plastic in our landfills and oceans. We make it easy for buyers and sellers to instantly discover, negotiate and close deals. A seller can list their materials in the Scrapo app in seconds and receive bids from interested buyers from all across the globe.

Matter is an innovation company pioneering technology solutions for capturing, harvesting and recycling microplastics. Our mission is to stop microplastic pollution at source at domestic, commercial and industrial levels.

Cleanhub empowers local communities to set up collection businesses at scale. We do that by incentivizing the collection and safe disposal of non-recyclable plastics. Our digital platform allows collection groups to hand over their collected plastic to a network of certified plastic treatment and recovery partners.

Oceanworks® is the largest global marketplace for sustainable materials. We specialize in hard to access ocean and averted plastic and our portfolio is constantly expanding. Fueling this vision is an experienced global team. We’re a group of fast paced innovators, trained engineers, and creative thinkers committed to accelerating the transition to a world without plastic pollution.