Analysis

December 9, 2021

13 startups tackling the global waste problem, according to VCs

From fashion to food to software, here are the solutions to the world’s waste problem that investors want to put on your radar.


Connor Bilboe

9 min read

Experts at Cop26 last month said waste remained one of the most overlooked topics of discussion at the climate conference — despite the fact that food waste alone accounts for four times more greenhouse gases than all flights combined. 

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