Circulate Capital: Modernising the Plastic Recycling Value Chain to Combat Pollution
Circulate Capital was founded to develop a circular economy to combat plastic pollution through investments in high growth opportunities at the nexus of climate tech and plastics recycling infrastructure in South and Southeast Asia.
Founded to respond to groundswells of consumer activism putting pressure on multinational corporations to create more sustainable products, Circulate Capital has made investments into collection and sorting infrastructure such as vehicles, as well as into analytics in areas such as route planning and optimisation.
These investments focus on increasing collection and sorting effectiveness, creating cost efficiencies, and improving the quality of recycling feedstock. Investments into upcycling operations and technology increase the value of end products by transforming polyester textile producers into food-grade, recycled PET (rPET) suppliers, creating higher-value bottle-to-bottle plastic supply. Backed by companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Unilever, Circulate Capital’s tireless efforts to catalyse action illustrate how to draw together interested stakeholders, identify incentives, and take steps toward the circular economy.
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