DEScycle is a deep tech company that aims to transform the metals industry. DEScycle creates metal recovery & recycling methods using eco-friendly Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES). These non-toxic, non-water-based salts allow for low-temperature, low-energy operations, resulting in low-carbon, low-impact metals.

DEScycle

DEScycle is a deep tech company that aims to transform the metals industry. We create innovative metal recovery & recycling methods using eco-friendly Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES).

These non-toxic, non-water-based salts allow for low-temperature, low-energy operations; resulting in low-carbon, low-impact metals.

Descycle's goal is to end the reliance upon high-energy pollutive smelters, toxic chemicals and strong acids in the metals industry. 

#deeptech #netzero #recycling

UK government

Green Angel Syndicate

Kero Development Partners

TSP Ventures

Deep Future

Centre for Process Innovation

Mark Cutifani

Stephen McIntosh

Business Insider interview with Deep Future on their approach to funding the world's most innovative technologies.

Deep Future invested in DEScycle's seed round and there's a nice shout out to us, thanks Pablos!

DEScycle is delighted to have presented its story to 3,000 startups, investors & corporations at Hello Tomorrow . DEScycle Managing Director, Dr Leonidas Howden, highlighted the progress we are making to build new solutions for some of the world’s key problems. https://shorturl.at/bovQ8

#BBC reported over an estimated 880 million unused electrical items are being held in UK homes. With #DES metal recovery & recycling methods the UK can strive to enhance its circular supply chains.
 
See the full article below:
 
https://lnkd.in/ez8HJq8S

Today marked the launch of the fourth edition of The Global E-waste Monitor, the most up-to-date overview of global e-waste data, policy, and regulation.

The report revealed that:
📈 The world’s generation of e-waste is rising 5 times faster than documented e-waste recycling

🖥️ A record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022, up 82% from 2010 and on track to rise another 32% to 82 million tonnes in 2030

♻️ Less than 25% of the year’s e-waste mass was documented as having been properly collected and recycled in 2022, leaving $62 billion worth of recoverable natural resources unaccounted

💰 If countries could bring the e-waste collection and recycling rates to 60% by 2030, the benefits would exceed costs by more than $38 billion
As the report highlights, recycling of e-waste is an urgent problem that needs to be fixed, but it also needs to be done in a sustainable, affordable manner. 

Our DES based metals processing technology offers a low carbon, low capital solution to e-waste recycling. 
Click the link below to download the report:
https://bit.ly/3vrdvS0

Slow progress tackling UK 'e-waste tsunami' – MPs” – BBC News has published an article drawing comment from the #governments Environmental Audit Committee around the ‘disappointing’ implementation Government of recommendations made to encourage the correct disposal of e-waste. 
 
Not only does this mean toxic chemicals are leaking into the surrounding environment, but valuable metals needed for new technology as well as the #EnergyTransition, such as #gold, #nickel and #copper, are being discarded in landfill sites.
 
Chairman Philip Dunne commented: ‘It appears the government is yet to grasp fully the scale of the e-waste tsunami’.
 
https://lnkd.in/edH_mKk4

Last week DEScycle CTO Dr Rob Harris presented at the UK-US Critical Minerals R&D Workshop in Chicago. 

The event focused on increasing collaborative R&D efforts into technologies that can enable the domestic production of #criticalminerals

Rob presented how DEScycle not only enables domestic production but how its technology enables #sustainable and #circular supply chains

Did you know e-waste is the world’s fastest growing waste stream and will exceed US$82bn annually by 2030? DEScycle is transforming metal recovery and recycling methods using eco-friendly Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES). 

🧪DES are non-toxic, non-water-based salts that allow for low-temperature, low-energy operations; resulting in low-carbon, low-impact metals.  DEScycle’s processes produce 98.2% less carbon emissions than conventional methods as well as being more cost effective and resulting in a much higher metal recovery.

In 2019 an estimated 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste were produced globally, with only 17.4% recycled. 

💬 “Not only can we move towards cleaner technology to reduce our carbon footprint, but also DES is really potent in the way it targets a lot of different materials - this means we can unlock value in materials that are historically challenging or uneconomic to process”. - Dr Rob Harris, Chief Technology Officer, DEScycle. 

➡️ DEScycle is one of Green Angel Ventures’ industry and recycling investments, made in 2023. Explore our portfolio: https://lnkd.in/e9Pd7Srk

#ewaste #lowcarbon #recycle #metalwaste #cleantech #climatetech #impactinvesting

Around 60 million tonnes of e-waste are currently produced globally each year 💻 🗑
 
That’s more than the weight of the Great Wall of China.
 
E-waste is projected to grow to 75 million tonnes annually, unless we find a way to recycle valuable metals, plastics and rare-earth elements back into the economy for reuse ♻

Right now, only 20% of this is re-used – which is where companies like DEScycle come in. 

We partnered with DEScycle to transform metal recycling using Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES). The solvent is a mixture of salts that leaves non-metals untouched whilst dissolving more than 99% of the gold, nickel, copper and many other high-demand metals for recovery from e‑waste such as phones, tablets and laptops.

This process has a much lower carbon footprint and environmental impact than long-standing metal processing methods that involve smelting and the use of toxic chemicals like cyanide ☠

Find out more ➡ https://lnkd.in/ewnribRq

Leonidas Howden Fred White Hannah Wade Tom Hillier Ian Smith Chloe Z. Peter Smith Matthew McCann Neville Slack Sarah Wang Louise Barker Rob Harris Phillip Jones

#EWaste | #EWasteRecycling | #Sustainability  
#LetsInnovateTogether | #DeepTech | #Innovation

Fantastic to be included in the #Startups100, the UK’s longest-running index of disruptive new businesses highlighting the companies with the most growth potential for the year ahead. 

Following a careful evaluation of applicants by a panel of experts, DEScycle was included in the 16th Startups 100 Index compiled by Startups.co.uk, featuring alongside other firms that are innovating new technologies to combat the world’s most pressing issues. 

The Startups 100 Index has previously identified household names such as Monzo and Deliveroo. 

For more details click below 👇
https://bit.ly/3U30ic7

We are thrilled to announce that DEScycle have been selected as one of 7 finalists in the ‘Industry & Machines’ track within Hello Tomorrow's Global Challenge! 
 
Congratulations to Rob Harris, Leonidas Howden & Fred White on getting to the final and being the only UK nominee in our category! Come and meet us at the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, March 21st and 22nd, featuring other disruptive startups, investors, corporations and more. 
 
Check out all the finalists 👇
 
https://bit.ly/47EpzN5
 
#GlobalChallengeFinalist #HelloTomorrow

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