Transforming waste into valuable products
Country in which the innovation is available:
Portugal
Name of the innovation:
Transforming waste into valuable products
Innovator:
Flowco Lab
CRT Category:
Plastic; Furniture/Equipment
What is this innovation about?
Flowco Lab transforms industrial waste into high-value products through innovative design and production processes. Their circular approach redefines waste as a resource, helping businesses transition from a linear “take-make-discard” model to a more sustainable, circular use of resources. Their services include material research, product design, and industrial production, focusing on adding value to waste and reducing the environmental impact of industries.
What’s in it for a tourism SME?
Tourism SMEs can collaborate with Flowco Lab to develop or adopt sustainable products and solutions that enhance their environmental responsibility. By integrating upcycled materials into their operations of offer, for example in regards to furniture and equipment, these businesses can minimize waste, appeal to eco-conscious travelers, and contribute to a circular economy.
Consider that:
Flowco Lab is mostly specialised in transforming industrial waste. Possibilities and opportunities for tourism SMEs should be evaluated with the innovator. Moreover, it is important to consider that implementing Flowco Lab’s solutions might involve moderate investments in time and resources as they follow a specific step-by-step method: empathizing to identify goals and suitable waste materials, defining key characteristics, ideating products that meet objectives, prototyping for feedback, and scaling production processes.
Keywords:
Waste transformation, upcycled materials, minimize waste, circular economy.
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