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Entries for 2018 [Re]verse Pitch Competition
Delivering Sustainability to the Floral Industry
Our product displaces the glass, purpose-fabricated vases sold by florists with a zero-waste vessel crafted from reclaimed materials.
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The Polycarpous Project
Returning the oyster shells back home
Valuable oysters by the thousands are ending up in our landfills here in Austin; instead of returning them back to the ocean.
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Pearl Team
Vaze
We are going to recycle the vinyl record by making phone cases.We will mold the vinyl and clean up the product and sell it for a good price.
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Emiliano Rivas's team
Nature's Recycler
Prevent food waste from entering landfills, Black soldier fly larvae consume organic waste, converting them to animal feed and produce soil.
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Monica De La Rosa's team
Notions of the Oceans
Oyster buttons are a sustainable alternative to the plastic button: a unique look for your garment and good for the environment.
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Sonnur Ozturk
Denim Dog Co.
Denim Dog Co. uses all recycled products to produce tasty dog treats in a fun reusable denim bag, and donates 50% to local Austin shelters.
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Bennett Rehmert's team
Zym•yr•gy • A Zero Waste Bakery
Zym•yr•gy takes spent grain from the fermentation process and creates delicious baked food and reuses wastewater for urban ecology.
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Delorean Wiley's team
Eco-Solutions Team
To solve Still Austin’s issue by mechanical separating the stillage into all-natural products and selling it to agricultural communities.
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Trey Sheffield's team
Distallage for new markets in green infrastructure
New residential real estate driven solution improves affordability for residents while creating climate change resiliency for communities.
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Patrick Van Haren
WineBlossom
Collect oyster shells from local seafood restaurants, and process them into a foliar spray used to protect plants against blossom-end rot.
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Neal Ormsbee
Packit Pocket denim dog toys
Durable denim dog toys made from recycled denim jeans
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Joshua Shipsey
Waste Free Grain Flour
Nutritious baking flour created from locally produced whiskey stillage, while saving the filtered water to be reused in a grey water system.
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Jessica Brown
Re-Luminate
Re-Luminate is shining a new light on the challenge of waste, giving waste new life as designer light fixtures with a retro flare.
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Team Awesome
Sustainable Children’s European Style Online Store
Classic Childhood is a new “thoughtful brand” designed for children that is inspired in today’s European fashion trends. Handmade in Austin
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Classic Childhood Team
Shell Math (A new way for kids to learn math)
Oysters shells are great for sorting, comparing and contrasting when learning math. Kids can learn math using this engaging method.
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Henry Keculah's team