#65 Atmonia – Carbon-free ammonia fertilizers Icelandic Atmonia is developing a carbon-free technology to produce ammonia and N-fertilizers, vital for sustainable food production. #64 Shark Solutions – Recycling of PVB polymer from windshields Shark Solutions recycle broken windshields and architectural/building glass, which gives both the glass and the PVB polymer interlayer a second life in new sustainable products and keep the broken glass out of landfills. #63 Blade Solutions – prolong the lifetime of wind turbines The Swedish company Blade Solutions has developed new solutions for repairing damages on wind turbine blades which prolongs the blades’ lifetime. #62 KALK – sustainable lime products for the building sector The Danish company KALK has obtained a Cradle to Cradle gold certificate and produces environmentally friendly lime products. #61 Framery – High quality pods from eco-efficient materials Framery ensures flexible open-plan offices with its pods, made largely of renewable, locally sourced or recycled materials. #60 Ege Carpets – Carpets from recycled materials Ege Carpets uses a range of different recycled materials for its carpets and considers resource efficiency in production. #59 Off2Off – Platform-assisted furniture reuse Off2Off facilitates structured reuse of corporate interiors through their cloud-based platform. #58 CPH Village – From shipping containers to livable communities Danish CPH Village transforms wasted containers from the shipping industry into flexible, livable container villages in areas with housing shortage. #57 Bioretur AS – Converting waste from fish farming into fertiliser Bioretur AS offers technical equipment, daily operation, monitoring of treatment plants, and handling of the fish sludge, for land-based aquaculture. #56 Touchpoint – functional workwear from recycled materials Touchpoint produces functional workwear using more than 80% recycled materials, like plastic from plastic bottles. #55 Bang & Olufsen – Timeless design, durable luxury products Bang & Olufsen offers luxury headphones, speakers and televisions in high quality materials, precision-crafted components and timeless design. #54 Greve Biogass & Vesar – From waste to food and biogas The Magic Factory handles 135 000 tonnes of food waste and manure each year which are recycled into new food and 9 million Nm3 of biomethane. #53 Saltverk – producing sea salt using 100% geothermal energy Saltverk uses a centuries old technique to produce Icelandic flake sea salt with geothermal energy. #52 PLASTIX – saves plastics, CO2 emissions and the environment Danish PLASTIX recycles used fishing nets and ropes into new plastic material, therein preventively combatting ocean plastic waste and reducing CO2 emissions. #51 Houdini Sportswear – Repair, recycling and access-over-ownership Sustainability and functionality go hand-in-hand for Houdini, through renting, repair and recycling of high quality outdoor clothing. #50 Too good to go – An app that prevents food waste The Danish food waste preventer, Too Good To Go, enables restaurants and food shops to sell surplus food at a discount, via an app that has already saved 36 million meals! #49 WasteIQ – Smart waste management by pay-as-you-throw WasteIQ is a platform to monitor and track events, transactions, and movements in smart waste management. The system is integrated with smart containers and enables pay-as-you-throw business models. #48 ICA – Goodbye to single-use plastic products The Swedish grocery chain, ICA Group, is taking several steps to minimise its use of plastics and is just about to initiate its fossil-free adventure. #47 Carlsberg & Paboco – Bottles from bio-based fibre To offer a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic packaging, Carlsberg and Paboco are developing a bottle made from wood fibre - The Green Fibre Bottle. #46 Nudie Jeans – Extending the life of jeans through repair Responsible sourcing, efficiency, recycling and various forms of repair and reuse are at the heart of Nudie’s approach to circular economy. #45 Fischer Lighting – Refurbishing old Lighting Fixtures Danish Fischer Lighting makes value from waste by buying, refurbishing, and reselling old lighting fixtures, reducing CO2 emissions by 42 %. #44 Flokk – Ergonomically and environmentally friendly chairs Flokk designs high-quality workplace furniture with body and the environment in mind. In 2019, Flokk used 645 tonnes of recycled plastics in its products. #43 GIAB – Recirculation of products from insurance industry GIAB facilitates recirculation of damaged products from the insurance industry through their initiative #42 Glomma Industrier – Office Furniture refurbishment for extended lifetime Glomma Industrier offers office/general use furniture refurbishment to extend the lifetime of old furniture and keep it in the loop for as long as possible. #41 Danfoss Food Retail & Microsoft With the Alsense Cloud, supermarkets can reduce food loss by up to 40% and optimise their operational efficiency through refrigeration management, using IoT. #40 Norilia – Side-stream refinement in meat and egg industries Norilia is minimising waste from livestock farming by utilising and refining side-streams from meat and egg production. #39 Agito Medical – Reselling pre-owned medical equipment AGITO Medical sells pre-owned medical imaging equipment and spare parts to European hospitals, clinics and distributors, thus providing medical equipment to less privileged customers worldwide. #38 Etac – high quality mobility aids designed for durability and reconditioning Etac offers high quality mobility aids that are designed for superior ergonomics, durability and reuse, all reflecting the corporate intention to positively contribute to sustainability and circular economy. #37 UniCarriers Denmark – Flexible solutions and longer life of industrial trucks UniCarriers Denmark – Flexible solutions and longer life of industrial trucksOpe - Dynamic workplaces with reduced waste #36 Ope – Dynamic workplaces with reduced waste Ope offers furniture as a service for optimisation of rapidly changing office environments, while reducing both waste and cost. #35 Refurb – Repair, refurbishment and resale of used IT Refurb buys used IT equipment and repairs, refurbishes and sells it. The purpose is to make an alternative to new IT. #34 Pure Waste Textiles – Reusing fibre waste from manufacturing Pure Waste Textiles produces garments from 100% recycled materials – cotton waste from textile factories and recycled polyester. #33 ROCKWOOL and RGS Nordic – New products from waste A partnership that turns used stone wool into new, high-quality stone wool insulation. #32 Suunto – Durable and repairable outdoor electronics Durability, robustness and repairability are essential when offering electronics for outdoor environments. #31 Bergans – “Long live the (outdoor) product” Outdoor brand Bergans employs a number of circular strategies, such as rental, repair, return, reuse and recycling, across its product range. #30 Advance nonwoven – A true fiber recycling adventure Seaweed, wasted clothes and newspapers can be turned into non-woven sheets, suitable for a range of applications, among which is the construction sector. #29 Tetra Pak Rex – A beverage carton from 100% renewables Tetra Rex Biobased - a great step towards circularity with a beverage carton entirely made from renewable materials. #28 Vestre – Circular business models for long-lasting outdoor furniture Combining furniture-as-a service with long-lasting products and sustainable manufacturing for customer value and improved resource intensity. #27 Bycyklen – Bike sharing scheme for city commuting Sharing and using products more intensively are important aspects of the circular economy. Bycyklen offers a transport solution that is based on these principles. #26 Kalundborg Symbiosis – Manufacturing by-products become resources In the Danish town of Kalundborg, one can find the world’s first large-scale industrial symbiosis scheme, where various manufacturing facilities exchange by-products. #25 Gypsum Recycling – Recycling factories-on-wheels To reduce construction and demolition waste, Gypsum Recycling has implemented a collection and recycling system that uses mobile recycling units. #24 Globe Hope – Raw materials upcycled into new items Globe Hope designs and produces a range of products from recycled and discarded materials, through cascaded-use, otherwise known as ‘upcycling.’ #23 GHform – Outdoor furniture as ‘material storage’ GHform is experimenting with a new leasing offering that aims to extend the life of its already long-lived products and materials. #22 North Trampoline – Durable and repairable trampolines of 100% recyclable materials North Trampoline - Durable and repairable trampolines of 100% recyclable materials #21 Martela – Furniture for multiple cycles From rental to lease, from repair to refurbishment, and from collection to recycling: Martela does it all. #20 Lillelam – Baby and children’s clothes for a lifetime Lillelam combines conscious choices of materials with expertise in designing for long-life, to deliver high quality, durable and premium clothes to mothers and their babies. #19 Löfbergs – Coffee company with extended value chain responsibility Löfbergs offers high-quality sustainable coffee by assuming extended responsibility along the entire coffee value chain, from farms to consumers and beyond. #18 Inrego – Old IT equipment is the New New Inrego brings reinvented IT from Sweden to the world, creating a smarter circular solution for the technology that powers our lives. #17 Polarn O. Pyret – Durable children’s clothing fit for reuse Children’s clothing with long-lasting garments, encouraging customers to reuse, transform and use again. #16 Konecranes – Longer life and better service Konecranes combines product life extension with the Internet of Things to replace components when necessary, and not when the calendar dictates. #15 HS Orka’s Resource Park – Power plants that do much more This example of Icelandic industrial symbiosis shows how co- and by-products from one business can benefit multiple other businesses. #14 IKEA – Improved recyclability of packaging IKEA has reduced its use of EPS packaging filler by 8,000 tonnes per year, by replacing it with a fibre-based recyclable that uses a honeycomb design. #13 Vigga – Organic maternity and baby clothes on subscription Renting the otherwise short-lived items of maternity and baby clothing makes sense from a resource perspective and offers cost-savings for the customer. #12 H&M – Rethinking raw materials for fibre manufacture Being the world’s second largest user of recycled polyester is not H&M’s only circular economy achievement. #11 Finlayson – From end-of-life bed sheets to designer rugs Home textile brand Finlayson has revived an old practice where used textiles - bed sheets and duvet covers in this case - are turned into rugs. #10 RePack – Reusable packaging for online retail RePack reduces the amount of packaging materials used in e-commerce by providing a reusable packaging system. #9 Gabriel – Towards end-of-waste and renewable textiles Gabriel's focus on the complete life cycles of products and services resulted in solutions that benefit both users and the environment. #8 Norsk Ombruk – Repair for longer appliance life Recognising the growing reuse market as an opportunity, Norsk Ombruk repairs, remanufactures and resells large house-hold appliances. #7 3TEMP – Online coffee machine allows for efficient service and repair The coffee machines from 3Temp is operated through an app to ensure proper maintenance and extension of product life. #6 Danelec – Circular electronics equipment Increased reliability of navigation equipment, through reduced complexity, and increased reparability and modularity. #5 Úrvinnslusjóður and Fisheries Iceland – Recycling fishing nets Discarded fishing nets can be problematic when they end up in the environment. However, when recycled, they become a welcome resource #4 Svenska Retursystem – Reusable transit packaging This reusable transit packaging system offers an alternative compared to conventional single or limited use transit packaging. #3 Valmet OptiConcept M – A future-proof machine OptiConcept M is a paper machine with high-utilisation potential now and in the future. It also saves up to 30% energy and 30% water during the use. #2 BIR – Changing disposal behaviour through flexible fees BIR has reduced residual waste by 4000 tons per year by offering flexible fee models for households with the use Internet of Things #1 Gamle Mursten – Collecting, cleaning and re-selling used bricks Gamle Mursten takes a different approach to providing bricks for construction: instead of baking new ones, they collect, clean and resell used bricks
