VENTURES & PROGRAMS

How We Operate

Ten years of building circular systems across Southeast Asia — in waste, reuse, agriculture, and supply chains. Not pilots waiting for funding. Businesses and programs generating results.

Most organisations working on circular economy study it, fund it, or advocate for it. We build it. Every venture and programme on this page started with a gap no one else was filling — and had to earn its place by working economically, not just environmentally.

10+
Years in operation since 2016
30+
Pilots, Ventures & programmes
Proven
Business models. Real world results.
14+
Countries across Southeast Asia
5.2M
People positively impacted
VENTURES & PROGRAMS

Proof through operations, not advocacy.

We build circular systems ourselves — then operate them long enough to know what actually works.

Our ventures aren't demonstration projects. They're businesses and programmes that generate revenue, employ communities, and document honestly what succeeds and what doesn't.

That operational record is what we bring to every partnership.

OUR PORTFOLIO

What we've built and what we're building.

Standalone Venture
ReForm Plastic
Democratizing waste infrastructure.

Building accessible upcycling infrastructure and markets for communities.

9,025

Plastic credits issued

187

Supply chains established

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Standalone Venture
Glassia
Reuse infrastructure that works for business.

Complete reuse system for premium refillable glass bottles.

11M+

Bottles refilled

80+

Business partners

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Funded Program
HealthyFarm
Making humane farming commercially viable.

Free-range, humane egg production at scale with market linkages.

1.5M

Hens living humanely

70

Farms in network

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Funded Program
The Collector Network
Integrating informal waste workers into formal systems.

Infrastructure, tools and compliance support for waste collectors

10,738

Collectors supported

539

Health screenings

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Partner-Led Model
Aggregation & Trading
Connecting fragmented waste supply with reliable recovery markets.

We build and operate aggregation and trading systems that improve collection efficiency, traceability and access to recycling and EPR-compliant markets.

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Joint Venture
Recycling & Diversion
Building scalable infrastructure for recycling and material recovery.

We develop and operate recycling and processing facilities adapted to local waste streams, markets and recovery needs.

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Building Now
Building Now
Active R&D. Not aspirations.

EGL's next-stage work — solutions currently being developed, tested, or piloted with genuine operational activity.

Over 20 solutions piloted

From agricultural solar dryers to black solider flyer production we have piloted solutions to see if they can work in the real work with real operating conditions.

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THE APPROACH

Different sectors. Same discipline.

Our ventures and programmes span sectors, but every entry on this page was built and operated with the same requirements.

Work economically
Create value at the base
Generate evidence others can use
Be honest about what doesn't work
THE APPROACH

Different sectors. Same discipline.

Each operation is a living case study. We document the data, refine the model, and share the playbook so others can build on what works.

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Services & Solutions

Built it ourselves. Now available to you.

Every system we've built for our own ventures is available to partners as a deliverable service. Introduce, implement, and run — so your impact starts sooner.

Waste & Circular Infrastructure

Implementation, franchise, or technical support for recycling infrastructure.

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EPR Systems & Compliance

Co-published with WWF-Philippines and Norway. Year 2 strategy.

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Reuse & Refill Systems

Washing-as-a-service and refill models available to partners.

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WORK WITH US

Ready to put this to work?

Whether you need proven systems to implement, research to back your decisions, or a partner to co-develop something new — the portfolio above is where to start.