Sustainable Extricko is developing a closed loop recycling process for petrochemical derived materials like sails, with the goal of integrating end-of-life (EoL) sails into the circular economy.

In this project, they wanted to characterise microbial growth and tolerance to sail recyclates and optimise fermentation conditions to progress this technology towards scale-up and industrial application.

This successful Feasibility Fund project represents a world-first step towards finding a natural solution to valorise waste wool.

Turning low value fish waste into high value molecules using biotechnology.