Aims to establish a Michigan location dedicated to complete solar panel recycling and processing.

Establishing a scalable pilot that recovers surplus food and organic kitchen waste generated by restaurants for redistribution as prepared meals, upcycled food production, and compost.

Expanding its existing roll-off dumpster rental business to include a dedicated construction and demolition material recovery and reuse program.

Aims to expand its refill stations for liquid home and personal care products into Michigan-based retailers, hospitality, campus, and institutional locations.

Deploying modular equipment at materials recovery facilities or as a scalable extension to paper mills that allows for efficient separation and recovery of fiber from coated paper packaging.

Converts craft beverage brewing byproducts, and wastewater into high-value resources like soil amendments, nutrient adders, and clean water.

Converting post-consumer and industrial thermoplastics into high-performance honeycomb core panels used in automotive, marine, office furniture, and sporting goods applications.

Operating quarterly large-scale swap festivals, ReVamp collects, sorts, weighs, and redistributes thousands of pounds of clothing.

Pivot Point collects and refurbishes household appliances to provide affordable goods to low-income individuals while promoting recycling and reducing landfill waste.

Volt Harbor is developing an affordable, commercial-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) made from retired, second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Resourceful Recycling aims to pilot and scale a curbside compost and food waste pickup service for residents and businesses in Shiawassee County, Michigan.

The team’s GO Zero initiative is a tech-enabled platform that enables businesses to sell surplus food (that would otherwise go to waste) at a discount before closing by creating same-day coupons.

Drury Brothers has developed a proprietary roll-off box with an internal sliding wall mechanism that eliminates the need for plastic liners.

Detroit Training Center-Groundbreak is developing GRIT - a training program for contractors, builders, and skilled laborers teaching construction and demolition material reuse techniques.

Collecting discarded fabrics from factories and consumers, transforming them into high-quality, sustainable products such as tote bags, cushions, quilts, and home decor.

2DaLoop is developing an AI-powered platform that identifies electronic devices via UPC symbol, classifies device components and materials, and optimizes pathways into repair, recycling, and other secondary markets in Michigan.

This for-profit product development company seeks to create a demonstration system for repurposed electric vehicle battery packs and cells that generate power for portable power stations.

This for-profit business is seeking to open a free, 24/7 public drop-off center improving recycling access to rural residents and businesses in mid-Michigan.

This non-profit organization seeks to model Michigan’s first stand-alone (non-retail) container redemption center for deposit-eligible bottles and cans, and a refillable bottle system to support local dairies and microbreweries.

This for-profit start-up seeks to expand its regenerative-material furniture brand to Michigan, utilizing locally sourced waste materials and engaging underserved communities for employment opportunities.

This for-profit business is seeking to create an additional collection point and further develop end-market use for recycled glass.

The non-profit organization is seeking to run a pilot program to prove the effectiveness of a mobile recycling unit that offers a convenient drop-off point for recyclables.

The nonprofit foundation is seeking to expand its e-waste upcycling program and computer repair and programming classes to more students in Wayne County.

ReCharge Recycling seeks to develop a phased approach to collect, discharge, test, refurbish and ultimately process and recycle Lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and other sources. The project will be based in the Flint area.

VMX International is seeking to develop a recycling center in the city of Detroit focused on lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles. This is a vertical expansion that builds on decades of experience working as a total waste management service for Auto manufacturers and suppliers.

Edge Materials Management currently processes post-industrial scrap in East Michigan. They seek to expand to post-consumer materials, with an initial focus on agricultural and Marine film plastic. They are participating in NextCycle to develop a supply and logistics network and siting equipment to pre-process and clean the materials.

Suppliers Partnership for the Environment seeks to develop a circular system for recycling packaging of auto parts along the supply chain. The vision includes a consolidation, aggregation, and logistical component, in addition to package design guidance.

Public Thread seeks to develop and market a line of recycling collection bags made from waste vinyl billboards. These are an alternative to carts for use in circumstances where there is no space for a cart, such as multi-family housing, university housing and/or commercial settings.

Biz Aid LLC seeks to develop and expand a hub and spoke collection network in parts of Southwest Michigan that lack recycling access. This will provide more recycling opportunities for residents in these regions and will result in more marketable material, such as PET bottles or OCC, being diverted from the landfill.

The Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit (ASWD) deconstructs buildings in Southeast Michigan to keep environmental resources out of the waste stream and to make affordable housing materials available to low- and moderate-income families. ASWD is participating in NextCycle as it seeks to relaunch following an overhaul to integrate a new inventory, online retail system, and a new showroom. The newly integrated systems will allow the business model to become more profitable and provide more services to the community.

Noble Polymers seeks to pivot its business model to focus on producing post-consumer recycled content resin and other sustainable polymer inputs such as hemp plastic and plastic from MSW. This material will be used for producing recycling carts in Noble’s sister company Cascade Cart Solutions, in addition to other products.

Pink Elephant seeks to expand zero-waste event services in Southeast Michigan to recover valuable materials for marketing and diversion from the landfill. This can expand the supply of sought-after materials, such as Cardboard, Aluminum cans, and PET bottles while directing glass and organic waste to recovery pathways.