Green Technology Startup Initiative

Turtle Bags was established to raise awareness on the hazards of plastic to the marine environment and offer alternatives to plastic bags. The company does it in three ways:

1. Turtle Bags tells the story of what happens to plastic waste: Plastic once it arrives in the sea will move through the food chain with disastrous results for wildlife.
2. The turtle is the charismatic symbol which the startup uses: in the UK turtles come for jelly fish in the summer months and mistake plastic bags for their food.
3. It supplies alternatives made from sustainable textiles including jute, sisal and organic cotton. The company continues to explore options for textiles with a low environmental impact. Turtle Bags works with its long-term production partners to provide fair employment conditions. Its producers include members of WFTO and the company is a member of BAFTS. (British Association of Fair Trade Shops).

Turtle Bags Website
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Triton Foodworks is imagining a future where food demands less and delivers more. The startup is rebuilding agriculture to work in a world where water is scarce, land is limited and majority live in cities. Agriculture today consumes more than 70% of Earth’s fresh water supply, uses around 55,000 Tonnes of pesticides and other chemicals yearly making it the biggest source of water and land contamination. Yet average consumers are eating food which causes them more harm than good. In 4 years, Triton has managed to save approximately 2.8 Billion Liters of water while growing food on over 6 acres of land by making use of Hydroponics. With this method the startup is able to place its farms within a 50 km radius of cities, allowing deliveries of fresh, tasty produce within 3 hours of harvesting. A proprietary mix of Ayurvedic recipes, Nutrient mix and Bio-Control enables Triton Foodworks to grow nutrient packed food without using any chemical pesticides.

Triton Foodworks Website
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