Relier

Description

Relier is a company tackling plastic waste in the produce industry through the upcycling of grapevine shoots. Relier's unique approach transforms discarded grapevine shoots into a sustainable biomaterial for packaging. This innovative material offers several benefits, including delaying fruit ripening, inhibiting microbial growth, and protecting produce during transport. Relier uses AI to analyze different recipe mixtures and percentages to obtain thermal, mechanical, and rheological behavioral to model the behavior of the clamshell, resulting in thousands of possibilities depending on the “how much” and “how” the components are mixed. Relier's biomaterial aims to be a more eco-friendly alternative to traditional plastic clamshell containers.

What Makes it Regenerative?

• supports material design
• enables biophilic design
• enables circularity
• supports ecosystem remediation

Business Model

Relier's business model is product sales of their sustainable packaging solutions. They may also engage in partnerships with companies to collect their waste streams, or support buy-back programs.

Risks & Limitations

• Market adoption of new packaging material with potential higher costs compared to traditional plastic
• Scaling up production to achieve competitive pricing
• Performance validation of their biomaterial vs existing solutions may be needed
• Regulation and certification challenges for food
• Waste management issues for eco products end of life or compostability
• Technical challenges in scaling up and maintaining consistency