World Economic Forum’s UpLink selects RiverRecycle as top innovator
The Global Plastic Innovation Network is an open collaboration platform designed to harness the power of innovation and accelerate high-impact solutions that can help to eradicate plastic pollution. It is hosted by UpLInk, the World Economic Forum’s open innovation crowdsourcing platform.
To prevent plastic debris from reaching the oceans, RiverRecycle installs proprietary river cleaning technology on the banks of the most polluted streams. Associated land-based waste collecting and sorting points are accessible to the hosting community. The resulting material is then recycled and sold to maintain the overall system.
“Our objective is to support local communities in fighting plastic pollution without the need of their direct economic investment,” says Anssi Mikola, founder and CEO of RiverRecycle. “While in a circular economy, our concept is financially sustainable, its innovative imprint is still unusual. The recognition offered by UpLink will help us assert the distinction and trustworthiness needed to reach and help more communities. We are very glad to be part of this influential network and we are looking forward to collaborating and learning from other game-changers.”
In the UpLink platform, The Global Plastic Innovation Network, is led by Global Plastic Action Partnership and is supported by UK DEFRA and Global Affairs Canada. The network clusters solutions in five different focuses, and RiverRecycle innovation acts in the frame of “Materials & Product Design” and “Waste Management & Recovery”. The goal is to gather solutions to the world’s most pressing issues and accelerate their impact by linking the innovators to a growing network of experts, industry leaders and investors and decision-makers.
For more information, please contact Mr. Anssi Mikola, CEO of Riverrecycle Oy at anssi.mikola@riverrecycle.com or tel. +358-400-453 612.
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Mr. Anssi Mikola, CEO of Riverrecycle Oy at anssi.mikola@riverrecycle.com or tel. +358-400-453 612.
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About Riverrecycle
Riverrecycle Oy (www.riverrecycle.com) was founded in 2019 with the aim of creating financially sustainable solutions to the plastic problem and delivering river cleaning as a free service to affected communities. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Riverrecycle is currently working on sustainable river plastic solutions through projects in Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Ghana and Vietnam.
About UpLink
UpLink is a digital platform to crowdsource solutions for the world’s most pressing issues, as outlined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Its objective is to link-up the best innovators to a growing network of experts, industry leaders and investors and decision-makers who can scale their venture and accelerate its impact. Launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020, UpLink is designed and developed in collaboration with Salesforce and Deloitte.
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RiverRecycle to implement the largest river plastic recycling operation in the world23.4.2024 15:22:58 EEST | Press release
RiverRecycle, the largest company in the world to tackle plastic pollution in rivers, has now opened its facilities in the Philippines and Ghana for mechanical recycling and started the land-based collection. With this, RiverRecycle has entered the “full circle” phase of its operations. This pioneering system encompasses cleaning of floating plastic waste from the rivers, mechanical recycling of the collected plastic, and proactive land-based collection.
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RiverRecycle Wins Prestigious Sustainability Act Award3.11.2023 09:44:17 EET | Press release
RiverRecycle Oy is proud to announce its recognition as the winner of the esteemed Sustainability Act Award assigned by Kasvu Open by a national jury and their main partner, Nordea. This is the oldest growth event in Finland with a large number of companies competing. RiverRecycle received the award yesterday evening at the KasvuOpen award ceremony.
RiverRecycle Hits One Million Kilogram Milestone in Waste Collection28.8.2023 15:36:41 EEST | Press release
A Finnish start-up, RiverRecycle Oy, has reached a significant milestone by collecting over a million kg of waste from rivers around the world. With operations spanning across India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Ghana, the company is in the front line of the fight against plastic pollution in our planet's waterways.
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