No matter the industry, every business has a role to play in improving its sustainability. As more and more companies catch on to the importance of limiting their eco-footprint, green business trends are on the rise.
Even cash-strapped startups are getting in on the action. Some of them have baked green business ideas into their profit motives, while others are working to reduce their eco-footprint even when doing so isn’t directly tied to their mission. In the process, they’re blazing the way for sustainable business initiatives of all stripes. Here are five creative ways startups are going green.
1. They’re reducing waste.
Sometimes startups don’t begin their business with an environmental ethos, but gradually work to reduce their eco-footprint over time. Other times, they arise expressly because of the need for more sustainable industry solutions.
That was the case with Attero Recycling, which was founded to combat the growing issues posed by electronic waste. The startup provides end-to-end electronic and electrical goods management with an emphasis on sustainable recycling initiatives.
Spoiler Alert also falls into this category. The startup helps food-related businesses reduce their food waste by coordinating fulfillment and managing donations of surplus food that would otherwise go to waste.
2. They’re promoting sustainable energy.
Skyrocketing energy usage is one of the greatest drains on natural resources. Luckily, a host of startups are investing in the sustainable energy revolution with eco-friendly energy solutions and/or working to reduce their own energy waste.
Arctic Sand (which launched out of…