Close the Gap – Refurbishing Electronics to Close the Digital Divide
IT Asset Disposition: collecting used IT devices from corporate partners, conducting data wipes, refurbishing or recycling, deploying to impact projects.
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Africa Collect Textiles and Green Forest Solutions – The need for global EPR systems
ACT tackles textile waste through collection/upcycling. Alternate EPR pilot: Netherlands schemes pay fees for Kenya-bound secondhand, funding infrastructure.
Mr Green Africa – Recyclates as cheap as Virgin Plastics
Mr. Green Africa navigates challenges of a fragmented supply chain, competes with the cost of virgin plastic, and plans to…
Taka Taka Solutions – Waste Collection in Kenya
Taka Taka competes against $1/ton dump sites with zero gate fees - moved from premium to below-average pricing, now pivoting…
Dandora – A Tour through Kenya’s largest Dumpsite
Dandora Dumpsite waste pickers earn $2-3 daily facing toxic smoke and hierarchy. Cricket Writes shows how Artistic Junction builds community…
Chemistry in Circularity: What the Future Holds
Panel reveals 0% lithium recycled despite collection infrastructure - mining beats processing economics. €1.2B funding trivial, unlevel playing field needed.
Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles
How can Germany design a workable EPR scheme for textiles? With Extended Producer Responsibility approaching, the textile sector in Germany…
Earth Compatible by Katie Morgenroth from Google | Circular Design Summit 2025
Katie Morgenroth reveals Google's 100% plastic-free packaging, extended software support for longevity - cross-team collaboration redesigning for repair.
Critical Materials, Supply Chain Infrastructure, and Modular Solutions in the Circular Economy with Aly Bryan from Closed Loop Partners
Closed Loop's Aly Bryan reveals small vs large-loop circularity, 50/50 hardware-software split, modular subscale processing, critical minerals recovery focus.
Leveraging New Technologies to Decarbonise the Economy with Mark Windeknecht from World Fund | Venture Capital
World Fund's Mark Windeknecht reveals Cylib's 80% CO2 reduction, why no green premium matters, and Planet A Foods uses food…