Plastic Back

Fridays are for celebrating 🪩 And today, we’re raising a glass to the newest winners of the Vienna Startup Package! 🎉 Out of 275 applications from 46 countries, 15 promising startups made the cut – and 53% of them have female founders or leaders. A strong signal for a more diverse and global startup scene. 💪 They’re heading to Vienna for one packed month of coaching, networking, and – of course – #ViennaUP. Travel and living expenses? Covered. Opportunities? Unlimited. Let’s go! 🚀   Congrats and welcome to Vienna: 🔹 365care.io telemon (SK) – Telehealth app for vital tracking 🔹 Bigthinx 3DAI (UK) – AI for virtual fashion & retail 🔹 Citymind (CZ) – AI agents for public institutions 🔹 Grab2GO (EE) – Smart tech for autonomous stores 🔹 INTELIGELS (IL) – Biodegradable smart wound dressings 🔹 NADES Design (HR) – Green solvents for industry 🔹 Plastic Back (IL) – Chemical recycling of plastics 🔹 Rehabilia Technologies (IT) – Robotic rehab for upper limbs 🔹 TRAKEN (RS) – Smart energy market access 🔹 Turing Space (US) – Blockchain-secured credentials 🔹 AR[t] Studio (FR) – AR meets art and heritage 🔹 DokiApp (HU) – Telemedicine for digital employee care 🔹 Moom (TH) – AI design toolkit for architects 🔹 Breer (HK) – Beer brewed from bread waste 🔹 Flower Nanotechnology (BR) – Scalable nanotech for life sciences   We can't wait to meet you all in person very soon! 🎡 Are you interested in the Vienna Startup Package? Check out more infos on our website: https://lnkd.in/d_K47YCa Credit: Wirtschaftsagentur Wien_Karin Hackl

PVC waste is notoriously tough to recycle - but Israeli startup Plastic Back is turning it into a game-changing opportunity. Over 400 million tons of plastic scrap are produced each year, yet less than 6% is recycled. The rest clogs landfills, pollutes the environment, and costs the global economy $120 billion annually. PVC, among the toughest plastic to recycle, has long been one of the most pressing hurdles - until now. With a BIRD Energy grant, Plastic Back (Israel) and Freepoint Eco-Systems (Stamford, CT) are joining forces to tackle this issue. Combining Plastic Back’s innovative low-temperature chemical recycling technology and Freepoint’s expertise in scaling sustainable solutions, they’re turning PVC waste into valuable oils and brine solutions that can be reintegrated into petrochemical processes. This partnership closes the loop on hard-to-recycle PVC waste, cuts landfill overflow, and drives a circular economy - a key to long-term environmental and economic sustainability. “We see the PVC chemical recycling segment as a major opportunity,” says Plastic Back CEO Tal Cohen. “The support from the BIRD Foundation strengthens our ability to commercialize our solution in the U.S. and close the loop on difficult-to-treat PVC waste streams.” 🔗 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d5f3zU8v 💡 Have a clean energy innovation? The BIRD Energy Call for Proposals is open! Apply by June 26, 2025, for funding to advance your U.S.-Israel collaboration: https://lnkd.in/dytpGfP #BIRDEnergy #US_Israel #Collaboration #Recycling #Innovation #CleanEnergy #circulareconomy

An Israeli startup has found a way to turn plastic waste into black gold – by transforming it back into the crude oil that it originally came from. Plastic Back uses a proprietary method that takes discarded polyvinyl chloride, better known as PVC, and breaks it down into its components of crude oil and chlorine, both of which are then reused. “Plastic is made from oil, so we are converting it back to what it was made from,” Plastic Back co-founder and CEO Tal Cohen tells NoCamels. “Because we’re able to take both the carbon and the chlorine content, Plastic Back is the first chemical company that is able to do the complete cycle for PVC,” he says. “We are targeting to have 100,000 tons of PVC treated per annum by 2028,” he says. “So that means we have to really get working!” #plasticwaste #crudeoil #pvc #israelitech #polyvinylchloride #chlorine #reuse #israelinnovation #carbon #blackgold #petrochemicalapplications #polymer #syntheticplasticpolymer https://lnkd.in/dQhezNPF