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Max Elder: Delicious Food That is Better For the People and the Environment

Max Elder: Delicious Food That is Better For the People and the Environment

Max: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Everyday I'm working on making delicious food better for people and the planet. We all love eating meat, but unfortunately meat doesn't love us back. The way we farm animals for food turns out to be pretty harmful to our planet, and those of us who live in the United States continue to eat more and more of it every year. It turns out, meat doesn't necessarily need to come from animals. At Nowadays, we make meat from plants (from yellow peas, in fact!). Our plant-based meat uses less land and water and emits less carbon than meat made from animals. This way, we can feed more and more hungry mouths with tasty food while minimizing its impact on the planet (and save some animals too).

Ross McBee: Building Sustainable Biomaterials Directly from Waste

Ross McBee: Building Sustainable Biomaterials Directly from Waste
Ross: It’s great to be here, Spiffy! Inspired by nature's remarkable ability to reuse "waste", TômTex are working to build next-generation sustainable materials sourced directly from waste. Our first product, aimed at the leather market, is made from seafood wastes like shrimp or crab shells, and is 100% bio-based with no plastics or petrochemical components. We believe in a future where our clothing, accessories and other materials are circular, sustainable, and sophisticated nature-inspired biomaterials.

Jessica Szmajda: Eliminating Waste in the Retail Supply Chain

Jessica Szmajda: Eliminating Waste in the Retail Supply Chain
Jess: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Optoro's mission is to eliminate waste in the retail supply chain by finding the best home for every product with the least amount of churn. Optoro helps retailers optimize their reverse supply chain by helping them process returned and overstock inventory, determining the best disposition for every product. The company’s process helps retailers reduce waste generated by their reverse supply chain while improving recovery on their goods as well.