Fussy is a UK-based startup that creates refillable, eco-friendly deodorant. Fussy customers order only deodorant “refills” instead of the plastic packaging that comes with most deodorant products, thereby reducing the impact on the environment with each purchase. Fussy has created … Continue reading
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Colorful Countertops from Recycled Glass
New York City-based IceStone produces countertops from a mix of recycled glass and cement. These countertops—which reflect the diversion of 17 million pounds of glass from landfills—contain no resins, glues, petrochemicals, plastics or chemical binders. IceStone’s countertops are available in … Continue reading
Wellow Brings Functional, Eco-Friendly Deodorant to the Mainstream
Wellow is a startup that has created an eco-friendly, plastic-free, and completely biodegradable deodorant. When customers finish their deodorant, they can place it into their compost bins and watch it completely dissolve within months. Founders Dan Hernden and Martin Ochwat … Continue reading
Carving Out a New Alternative with Pumpkin SeedMilk
The growing market of plant-based milk alternatives is bursting with a multitude of options such as coconut, almonds, soy, oats and nuts. The new seed in town is Pumpkin SeedMilk, which is made by Patch Organics. Plant-based milks comprise 14% … Continue reading
Animal-Free Dairy Protein
Perfect Day is a company that specializes in creating animal-free dairy products with a proprietary fermentation process. Starting with a microorganism called microflora, Perfect Day replicates whey and casein with a fermentation process that breaks down plant sugars. The resulting … Continue reading
Plant-Based Meals Delivered to Subscribers’ Doorsteps
In his native Costa Rica Mark Fachler was raised on clean eating with a diet abundant in fruits and vegetables. Attending university in the U.S., Mr. Fachler’s Pura Vida (“healthy life” in the vernacular of Costa Rica) was jeopardized by … Continue reading
Handpicked and Syrupy Dates
Fossils suggest that dates (the kind you eat) have existed for 50 million years. Joolies California Superfruit is committed to expanding the U.S. popularity of this internationally treasured fruit. To grow, dates require hot weather, arid climate, sandy soil, ever … Continue reading
Plant-Based Seafood: A Good Catch
While the media frequently fawns over vegan meat alternatives, Good Catch Foods is rapidly expanding the market for plant-based seafood products. Good Catch’s protein platform is anchored by frozen entrees and appetizers and has successfully spawned an array of maritime-inspired … Continue reading
Blueberries: Cream of the Crop
At 5:00 am each morning between June and September Sorbatto CEO Jeff Weijohn can be found working the fields of his Wapato, Washington farm. This is harvest time for Mr. Weijohn’s blueberries, the base ingredient of the company’s product line. … Continue reading
The Hair Color Industry: Long Overdue for a Makeover
The hair coloring industry is in need of a makeover. Beauty salons are fragmented, capital constrained and resistant to embracing technology. Stylists tend to store client records on index cards. As a result, clients’ hair coloring treatments are not always … Continue reading