Google is launching a program for its startups in Pakistan, Asia Pacific and North America called Google for Startups: Circular Economy. refill), recycling, composing, fashion, food, safe and circular materials and use technology to build the environment.
Asia-Pacific is the best starting point for introducing
circular economy solutions. It is a highly vulnerable region to the effects of
climate change. Only 10 rivers produce 90 percent of the plastic produced in
the ocean from all rivers, and 8 of them flow in the Asia-Pacific. It is
possible that by the year 2040, plastic use in Asia will reach 40 percent of the plastic used worldwide.
Again, humans use more resources than the planet can produce
naturally. In 2022, global demand for resources is expected to increase by 1.75
times the annual regeneration capacity of the Earth's ecosystem. Most of the
resources we obtain and use are, are wasted. In this way, more than 2 billion
tons of resources are wasted annually in the form of solid waste. It is hoped
that this program will help start-ups create a circular economy that is safer,
more sustainable and more equitable for everyone and which can re-establish our
relationship with material resources and solve the cycle of challenges.
Through 1-to-1 and 1-to-many learning sessions, the
accelerator program offers ten weeks of virtual programming with technical
support and mentoring from Google engineers and external experts. Participants
will also be assigned a Success Manager who will further support them and their
organizations.
Applications for Google for Startups: Circular Economy will
be accepted from October 4, 2022 to November 14, 2022, with the program
starting in February, 2023.