developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET.

designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content. 

an app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items.

a South Park youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity.

An online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available lenders.

building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets.

The Glass Packaging Institute and BIG Recyclers are teaming up to develop an aggregation hub in Central Washington for source-separated glass containers.

creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature.

Operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops.

Ravel focuses on the efficient endless recovery and reuse of blended end of life textiles to create sustainable and just local materials economies for the apparel industry.

Redesign Collective is an intervention for excess materials generated by the manufacturing or returns process. We restore the value of inventory and help companies reduce their contribution to landfill while making a positive social impact in their community

With increasing wildfires, leftover fire hoses should not contribute to further global warming. RAIs innovation lab and talented artisans are a solution to this problem. Retired wildfire fire hoses are a new material that RAI is taking on as part of our circular equitable economy model. We keep fire hoses out of landfills by transporting them from a centralized location in Oregon and then storing, cleaning, drying, and repurposing them into marketable products.

a decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens.

Expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.