Brokers
As the circular economy gains traction, there’s a new job category emerging: the materials broker. Much like a mortgage broker who matches home buyers and banks, a materials broker matches waste or by-products from one company with the resource or feedstock needs of another. A pilot by the Excess Materials Exchange with companies like Schiphol Airport, Philips and Sodexo discovered €64 million in financial value creation and large carbon savings. Materials brokers are supported by secondary materials design and engineering companies like Miniwiz in Taiwan, which created over 1,200 sustainable materials in their TrashLab.
— Wayne Visser
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