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Cyclic Materials provides recycling services that recover rare earth elements to reduce the need for new mining and accelerate the transition to electric mobility and clean energy. The company focuses on reclaiming rare earth magnets from automotive and renewable energy sectors, enabling customers to supply wind turbines, electric vehicles, and electronics while cutting emissions and strengthening local supply. Through its platform, it pursues a circular supply chain by recovering critical metals from discarded and landfill-bound products, helping industries lower environmental impact and increasing the resilience of the material supply.

Glacier develops AI-enabled recycling robots for recycling facilities. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company creates affordable, high-performing, and space-efficient robots that automate the sorting of recyclable materials. Its platform combines artificial intelligence-powered sensors and robotics to streamline operations, improve sorting accuracy, and increase profitability for waste facilities.

Genecis is an early-stage organic waste processing startup that uses biotechnology to convert waste into biodegradable plastics and other high-value materials. It converts organic waste into PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoate), a biodegradable, compostable, and non-toxic polymer that can be tuned to replace a wide variety of traditional plastics. PHA can be used for single-use plastics, clothing and textiles, automotive interiors, medical tools and products, and food contact applications.

Founded by JB Straubel in Nevada, Redwood Materials specializes in recycling lithium-ion batteries and electronics. It develops processes to extract and refine key materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper, creating a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The company aims to reduce environmental impact and lower production costs by recycling end-of-life products.

Founded by JB Straubel in Nevada, Redwood Materials specializes in recycling lithium-ion batteries and electronics. It develops processes to extract and refine key materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper, creating a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The company aims to reduce environmental impact and lower production costs by recycling end-of-life products.