The Food, Liquids & Organic Waste Systems (FLOWS) Accelerator Track supports projects that that transform any aspect of organics recovery in Michigan, from food donation to food scrap recovery to new market development for finished compost.

Bioworks Energy (Grand Blanc, MI): Connect with generators of food waste streams and marketing partners to develop anaerobic digestion facilities for food waste processing and renewable energy production.

City of Detroit/Wood Work Detroit (Detroit, MI): Assess feasibility and develop business strategy to collect wood from urban tree removal, standing dead and dying trees, and pruning to be repurposed into furniture, wooden products, and musical instruments.

Eastside Compost (Lansing, MI): Scale operations around food scrap collection locations, volume and quality of compost produced, and engagement with communities, businesses and consumers.

Emmet County DPW/Recycling (Petoskey, MI): Create a comprehensive and scalable business plan for organics operation focusing on screening and grinding activities, shared equipment contracts, expansion of marketing materials, and development of operational calendar.

Hemp 4 Humanity (Three Rivers, MI): Develop comprehensive business plan and align with partners to set up infrastructure that will process industrial hemp production waste, agricultural waste, and building deconstruction waste into viable building materials for developments dedicated to disabled low-income residents.

New Horizon Property Management (Marshall, MI): Develop facility to process yard waste, brush, tree trimmings, and plant waste from local licensed marijuana growing facilities.

Sanctuary Farms (Detroit, MI): Expand food waste processing and compost cultivation operations with additional site development.

St. James Township (Beaver Island, MI): Developing organics/food waste collection and processing operations on the island.

The Recycling Innovation & Technology (RIT) Accelerator Track supports projects that advance new material recovery technologies, waste minimization techniques, or other advancement in sustainable materials management.

Design Declassified LLC (Grand Rapids, MI): Expand collection of plastic waste from residential and commercial sources to manufacture plastic sheets used for building materials such as wall panels, partitions and tiles.

Fibarcode (Ann Arbor, MI): Demonstrate and validate fiber barcoding as integrated textile labels to improve end-of-use sorting and recycling of garments.

Great Lakes Recycling (Oak Park, MI): Expand capabilities to receive, process and recycle electric vehicle batteries.

Liquid Ion Solutions LLC (Pittsburgh, PA): Expand the use of ionic compatibilizers to recycle rigid polypropylene (PP) by identifying recycled PP feedstock and end markets in Michigan.

Nowhere Collective (Chicago, IL): Develop a Michigan-focused digital marketplace where makers and consumers can engage and purchase reclaimed materials and upcycled goods.

PittMoss (Ambridge, PA): Develop a Michigan facility to use locally sourced recycled paper fibers for manufacturing soilless gardening mixes, soil amendments and animal bedding.

Prairie Robotics Inc. (Buffalo, NY): Scale the utilization of on-truck cameras and AI algorithms to identify contaminants and recoverable materials to reduce landfill burden and improve recycling.

Chippin In (Detroit, MI): Increase collection of foil-lined products like chip bags and candy bar wrappers to upcycle into sleeping bags for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Takeout Takeout (Lansing, MI): Partner with existing restaurants and food businesses to rent reusable takeout containers with strategically placed collection containers, at-home pick up, and swapping containers with delivery drivers.