Finalist Start-Ups Pitch Ideas for Circular Economy at the Green Alley Awards @GreenAlleyAward The six finalists of the Green Alley Award 2017 hail from Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, France, and Germany; on 9 November, they’ll meet in Berlin to live pitch their business models for the circular economy, resource conservation, and recycling. The submitted ideas ranged from biofuels made from recycled car tires to reusable to-go cups for vending machines, from an efficient solar street to innovative packaging materials made of wood and natural adhesives. The award is Europe’s first founders’ prize for eco-entrepreneurs and start-ups in the circular economy; this year, the committee received more than 200 applications from all across Europe. Find out more about the finalists here. The Green Alley Award 2017 is Europe’s first start-up competition focused on the circular economy, and a partner of R2Pi – a CSCP project. Alexis Figeac, Team Leader at the CSCP and project director of R2Pi is part of the jury of the Green Alley Award.