Entries for Re-X Before Recycling Prize

Solving the chip crisis through a locator service that provides alternate sources like new old stock, substitutes and chip recovery

Magpies & Peacocks is the nation’s only non-profit design house dedicated to the reuse of waste textiles diverted from landfill

We will revolutionize the battery industry by directly reusing discarded alkaline batteries.

New and existing circular economy materials as cooling infrastructure, capturing, reducing pollution for ultra high clean energy efficiency

Adhesives are widely used to make assembly cheap. By rethinking how they work, we can enable viable reuse and repair approaches with glue.

After three years of designing and activating new circular reuse systems across Philadelphia, ECHO is ready to grow and improve access.

Revolve Solar makes solar-powered carports from secondhand solar panels, enabling grid-independent EV charging for home and business owners.

Convert expired Chromebooks into functional laptops through simple modification, redistribute and repurpose them back into our communities.

Dismantling end-of-life vehicle parts for re-use and repurpose. 90% of vehicle parts remain unused, contributing to environmental waste.

ReGrowth provides a method to repurpose refrigerators and eventually other large-format e-waste into premium greenhouses and grow boxes.

We address local waste management issues by redirecting repairable waste from landfills and fostering a repair culture in San Diego County

Re-Q is a next generation barcode system designed to provide streamlined post-sales stewardship for electronic devices.

Let's turn reclaimed commercial wood doors back into new doors through refurbishing and remanufacturing!

At Liberated ICs, we are developing a patent-pending technology called Synapse™ to remove and test integrated circuits (ICs) for reuse.