ROTTERDAM
NEW EARTH INITIATIVES
BlueCity
Bluecity is an old swimming pool that has been refurbished into a circular economy hotspot. Click to visit website.
11. Stichting Pluspunt
Creative/social place where
ex-homeless, entrepreneurs, volunteers can work on projects. There are woodworkshops, ateliers, silkscreen stations, etc.
12. Community Plastics
Workspace where plastic waste is transformed into new products.
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DakAkker
DakAkker is a farm set on a roof.
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13. Aguaponics Trainingscentre
A circulair system where crops grow on residue of fish
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Rechtstreex
Promotes local products.
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14. Fairf
Sustainable paint made on waterbase and with a plantbased binder.
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15. Studio Simone Post
Makes tapestry's from recycled material.
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1- Better future factory (plastic recylcing)
21. Gimsel Rotterdam
22. Blue Roof
Jorick Buurstra:
Bas de Haas:
6. ROTTERZWAM
foundings Kim ter Horst
16. Dobberend Bos
- Luchtpark Hofbogen
2- Fruit Leather
11. recycled park
23. Fruit Fly Ninja
één: Toffe Peren
7. Foukje Fleur
12. jack bean
17. Ecoeuros
twee: Het Pils Plan
- Happy Streets
3- Coffee based (making materials out of coffee)
24. Aqua Dock
- Outlander Materials
4- Floating Farm
8. Living Light
13. op het daK
18. Servies
drie: De Slimme Regenton
- Inframarks
5- Kees (sustainable clothing)
14 GARDE du nord
25. Concept House village
- Stadsboswachter
9. Buurman
19. Blijstroom
vier: 1.000 Regentonnen Middelland
Click on title, to find out more ^
10. Emma v.d. Leest
15 spitit
26. Chibb building
vijf: Wormenhotels010
20. Plasticiet
36. Broodnodig
The old bread is collected using electric transport, after which the old bread is converted into sustainable energy in the form of biogas.
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41. Voedseltuin Keilewerf
This garden is run by volunteers. The harvested vegetables are giving to the Food bank
46. Burgsfoods
They make burgers from crickets. with this cricket burger they want to lower the threshold for people to choose insects. Healthy and better for the environment.
51. Refil
Tries to make technological innovations sustainable. For example they are making 3D-printer ink out of old plastic. Those small treads are called filaments.
26. Krekerij
31. Fooditive
They create food sweeteners and additives from recycled fruits and vegetables, and without any chemical additives.
27. Reshare
56. KIZU
57. Piekfijn
28. Joline Jolink
37. This is BOUW
This is BOUW designed a set of services offering the experience and unique method of the consultancy to non-creative organisations.
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42. De Groene Oase op Zuid
Here it is possible to rent a piece of land or help in the community gardens. Every week there is a meal cooked for disabled people.
47. Dakakker
Is a Rooftopfarm at the top of the Schieblock in Rotterdam. Vegetables, edible flowers and fruit are grown and bees are kept.
58. Ser-vies
32. Okkewood (okkehout)
Okkewood fabricates sustainable furniture by using recycled materiales, and also ensuring the quality and durability of their product.
52. Verdraaid goed
Makes out of useless material new products that they use in a social way. There waste-innovations are a part of a circular economy.
29. SUE food
59. ROSA
30. COCO-mat
60. Okkehout
38. Refil
Refil aims to make 3D printing sustainable by reusing old plastic.
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48. Hotspot hutspot
Good food for everyone! is the motto.They strengthen the economic and social participation of vulnerable groups trough hotspots. Growing vegetables in the gardens and preparing good meals with kids and offering this meals at an affordable price in the restaurant.
43. Textielfabrique
A studio to follow workshops on how to dye with natural material and to get skilled in the textile crafts.
53. Beleef je verbeelding
Fashion brand that creates timeless products from the waste of the fashion-industry. Produces only in Rotterdam.
61. MOSS AIR FILTER.
Het realiseren van een natuurlijk luchtfilter van levend mos in het innovatieve BlueCity, waardoor buitenlucht gezuiverd van fijnstof in de werkruimtes geleid wordt. Dit stelt ons in staat de optimale opstelling voor zo’n mos filter te onderzoeken.
33. Urban mining
It is a new startup that seeks to up the recolection of residues, such as electronic devices and plastic.
They do it by using a crowdfundig system based on credits
39. Healing Places
Healing Places is a spatial design studio based in Rotterdam that investigates innovative solutions to improve physical and mental health in cities.
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44. Rotterdamse Munt
City garden with a small restaurant and shop. They give workshops to schools and companies.
54. Floating farm
This is a place where fresh milk is being produced in a circular way. It is a floating and transparent farm so it is nice for visitors to see how they are working.
34. Verdaaigoed (Beat the bag)
They seek to reduce the usage of plastic bags by replacing them with reusable textile bags
49. Repaircafe
You can have your broken things repaired here, meet local residents and save money and the environment.
JOEMPIE!
40. Zon in de Stad
Zon in de Stad is an initiative of enterprising residents from Middelland. They show the possibilities of solar power in Rotterdam.
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45. Stadsboswachter
Creating Stadsboslab and working on green maintenance in Rotterdam.
50. Scrap
Scrap sells industrial residual material, organizes workshops and make set designs. Hereby they stimulate the re-use of materials on new ways.
55. Plastic playgrounds
This is a company that collects old fishing nets. They are using the nets for making playgrounds for kids.
35. Afval loont
Waste pays is an initiatives that rewards people for separating their waste and bringing it to their branches in order for it to be reused o recycled.