The Israeli startup TripleW is committed to environmental protection and tackling the challenges of waste management by developing waste transformation solutions. Founded in 2016 by Tal Shapira and Amir Oranim, this groundbreaking company has developed a food waste composting technology—extracting biological compounds known as lactic acid using microorganism, then purifying them to create usable plastics. This technique makes recycling more viable: traditional recycling requires separating and processing raw materials for reuse, which makes it much more costly.
Thanks to intensive R&D, the company has developed a process that can be implemented worldwide, wherever food waste is discarded, diverting waste from landfills, generating green jobs, and reducing the financial burden of organic waste. The company's R&D activities take place in Israel and Belgium, with partnerships and "closing the loop" projects worldwide involving waste management stakeholders, food and beverage producers, plastic manufacturers, retailers, and brand owners.
In addition, TripleW enables the chemical recycling of PLA bioplastics, further reducing waste. Thus, thousands of yogurt pots, tea bags, snack bags, toys, and even t-shirts—designed to last and be reused—are transformed into valuable products.
“We are working hard to be influential players in the waste recovery market, and our technology is currently unmatched. We aim to reach global markets in the near future. We have already conquered Belgium, the USA, and the Netherlands thanks to this system, which can adapt anywhere there is waste. The European market is our main target as it is the most likely to adopt this technology. It is deeply concerned with climate issues and environmental protection,” said Amir Oranim to Itonnews.
With expertise in fermentation and biochemical recovery, waste refining, and microorganism industrialization, the TripleW startup offers services to determine the techno-economic feasibility of producing lactic acid and bioplastics from waste streams.
TripleW's technology can incorporate a wide range of waste, including bakery products, dairy products, ready meals, fruit and vegetable peelings, among others, which are converted into lactic acid, energy, and high-value fertilizers, providing enhanced yields. By-products from this process, such as lipids and oil, can be burned as biogas to produce renewable electricity. A very promising technology!
Caroline Haïat
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