Imagine if someone invented a tyre that couldn’t be punctured or deflated. You won’t be surprised to learn that Michelin have done exactly that! Their idea is a whole lot better than the solution my friends and I used to try as kids, filling our tyres with expanding foam (which doesn’t actually work, by the…

This Blog originally appeared on the Sustainable Restaurant Association website By George Clark, Commercial Manager, Marine Stewardship Council One of the things that first struck me when I started working at the MSCwas the level of knowledge and sheer breadth of the organisation, when it comes to providing a workable solution for the fish we…

Would you like to introduce yourself and Nobot? I’m Jack Thorogood, CEO of NOVP Limited, the company behind Nobot. I’ve been creating complex software platforms for the best part of a decade. This year, we decided to get involved in hardware too, the manifestation of which is Nobot. Nobot is a humanoid (ish) robot unit…

Hello, would you please introduce Yirego to our audience? Hi! My name is Megan and I represent Yirego. We are a Toronto-based household product design company geared towards creating sustainable solutions through unconventional designs. Our goal is to add convenience while reducing your carbon footprint. What is Drumi? Our first product, the Drumi, is a…

Long gone are the days of preparing and cooking food (or ordering it from JustEat). Now, a Barcelona startup called Natural Machines have developed a device called Foodini, capable of printing food. It’s an open capsule, and still involves a bit of food preparation, but what it allows the user to do is sit back…

Bio-Bean We first became aware of Arthur Kay’s ‘Bio-Bean’ project earlier this year, when we heard him talk about food waste on an expert panel at Resource Event. What do they recycle? Waste coffee grounds. What do they turn it into? Two different types of Bio-fuel. Bio-Bean have an innovative, patented technology that allows them…

Kompakt would like to welcome ‘What Daisy Did’ for a business interview. Hey, would you like to introduce yourselves and your brand? Our names are Daisy and Ozric, owners of an ethical and sustainable fashion label ‘What Daisy Did’. We design handbags that are fairly made in India from natural and recycled materials. Since your…

  Hey! Would you like to introduce yourself, your team and Kien? Kien consist of 4 engineers, Jorn, Sten, Thibaut and Florent. Jorn and Florent met in January 2013 while doing their graduation project at Bang & Olufsen in Denmark. In November 2013, Sten (Jorn’s brother) joined Jorn and Florent and the idea arose. Thibaut…

It’s no surprise that plastic recycling is one of the greatest challenges we face today. Plastic bottles can take hundreds, or even thousands of years to biodegrade; and some, like those made from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), never biodegrade at all. This takes up humongous amounts of space in landfills and can wreck oceans, choking sea-birds…

Kompakt welcomes ALTAR, the creative team behind a recycled pinball machine project that has media outlets adding their coffee tables to their wishlists! Hi there, would you like to introduce ALTAR? ALTAR is a young company, formed last year by András Lacfi, a 41-year-old marketing expert with a love of rock music, scuba and, of…