Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Could drinking beer be the pathway to creating new leather alternative fashion products?
In this episode of The Circular Economy Show, we uncover the story of Arda Biomaterials, the company turning brewing waste into new leather alternatives. Their co-founder, Brett Cotten tells us how they have developed this innovative process. We're also joined by Amy Tsang, the Head of Europe The Mills Fabrica, to find out why investment and venture capital are essential for driving these innovations forward.
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review or a comment on Spotify or YouTube. Your support helps us to spread the word about the circular economy.
00:00 - 00:40 Intro
00:41 - 03:50 What is Arda Biomaterials?
03:50 - 05:40 How can it scale?
05:40 - 07:31 Measuring impact
07:31 - 09:13 Introducing The Mills Fabrica
09:13 - 10:29 Moving beyond collaboration
10:29 - 12:21 Can biomaterials be commercially viable?
12:21 - 14:18 Seeking investment
14:18 - 17:01 Exciting developments
17:01 - 17:31 Outro
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Could drinking beer be the pathway to creating new leather alternative fashion products?
In this episode of The Circular Economy Show, we uncover the story of Arda Biomaterials, the company turning brewing waste into new leather alternatives. Their co-founder, Brett Cotten tells us how they have developed this innovative process. We're also joined by Amy Tsang, the Head of Europe The Mills Fabrica, to find out why investment and venture capital are essential for driving these innovations forward.
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review or a comment on Spotify or YouTube. Your support helps us to spread the word about the circular economy.
00:00 - 00:40 Intro
00:41 - 03:50 What is Arda Biomaterials?
03:50 - 05:40 How can it scale?
05:40 - 07:31 Measuring impact
07:31 - 09:13 Introducing The Mills Fabrica
09:13 - 10:29 Moving beyond collaboration
10:29 - 12:21 Can biomaterials be commercially viable?
12:21 - 14:18 Seeking investment
14:18 - 17:01 Exciting developments
17:01 - 17:31 Outro
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Thank you for watching this video. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an International charity that develops and promotes the idea of a circular economy, which - driven by design, eliminates waste and pollution, circulates products and materials, and regenerates nature.
Subscribe to The Ellen MacArthur Foundation for more insightful videos -youtube.com/channel/UCQAC2otE5_agzHZPnk3mE5w?sub_confirmation=1
Find out more about our work here: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
Follow us online on these channels:
Instagram: instagram.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation
Facebook: facebook.com/ellenmacarthurfoundation
Twitter: twitter.com/circulareconomy
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation
Website: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
