WHAT:

Join Austin Resource Recovery, the Austin Young Chamber and the Economic Development Department for the City of Austin's Circular Austin Showcase. This is a pitch event for local circular businesses focused on reuse, zero waste and sustainability.   
 
The Circular Austin Showcase gives circular businesses the opportunity to reach potential investors, attract new audiences and showcase their business models to like-minded individuals and business owners. According to the 2020 Austin Recycling Economic Impact Study, circular businesses support over $1 billion in local economic activity and over 6,300 jobs while helping Austin reduce waste to reach its zero waste goal by 2040.  

WHO:

Eight businesses will participate to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges for a chance to win $13,000 in prize money and connect with potential investors. 

• diaperkind is a modern cloth diaper service that emphasizes zero waste, zero laundry and zero chemicals. 
• Dispoze is focused on improving recovery infrastructure for lithium-ion batteries. The organization aims to refurbish recovered batteries for reintroduction into US supply chains and offset the carbon emissions caused by the mining of precious metals. 
• Frontier Resource Recovery aims to create scalable agricultural solutions to restore the environment. 
• Heartening* plans to create a product line of pallet-able patio furniture made from upcycled wooden pallets and recycled textile cushions. 
• Pyrocycling* plans to use carbon filter pads from Deep Eddy Vodka to harvest agricultural minerals directly from treated municipal sewage. 
• Sleep, Never creates quality slow fashion, that is suitable for a fast-paced world. 
• The Conscious Pet provides nutritious, sustainable food for dogs and for the planet. 
• Wanderlust Wine Co. is the world's largest wine-on-tap winery with a mission to change the world through wine by utilizing sustainable, recyclable and reusable packaging and practices. 

*Winners of the City’s 2023 [Re]verse Pitch Competition 

WHEN: 

Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 5:30 - 8 p.m.  

WHERE:

The Cathedral | 2403 E 16th St., Austin, TX 78702 

The event is free and open to the public; registration is required. 

Attendees will have a chance to hear company pitches, network with competitors and investors before the event and learn about Austin’s circular economy. Register to attend the Circular Austin Showcase. 
 
The event will be livestreamed on YouTube by Austin Young Chamber. 

For more information, visit AustinTexas.gov/CircularShowcase.