Circular economy project accelerator serving businesses and communities.

Business and technical support network for Washington State.

What is the circular economy?

See NextCYcle teams

How we support circular economies

Accelerate

Providing technical support to help accelerate teams that will improve the state’s circular economy to an investment-ready status.
Regenerate

Developing equitable local economies while reducing waste, keeping materials in use longer, and regenerating natural systems.
Nurture

Nurturing projects that incorporate waste prevention, repair, reuse, recycling, and/or composting models.

Re+ Seed Grants

The King County Re+ program and NextCycle Washington are partnering to support projects that keep valuable materials in use and out of the landfill. Your business or project can get a boost of up to $10,000 to conduct research or testing, validate and market your product or service, purchase equipment or supplies, and more!

Businesses, nonprofits, community-based organizations, institutions, and tribal nations are encouraged to apply.

Up to 15 Seed Grants will be awarded to initiatives that strengthen King County’s circular economy. (Please note: eligible projects must impact King County’s waste system, this excludes Seattle and Milton.)

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On May 19, 2025, NextCycle Washington Circular Accelerator teams pitched their innovative repair, reuse, recycling, composting, and circular business projects to a panel of judges and an audience of business, recycling, investment, and community representatives. Watch a recap of the event to see how these teams are shaping the future of Washington’s circular economy.

Meet the organizations that make up NextCycle Washington Teams.

2025 Pitch Showcase Recap

NextCycle Washington Teams

Book Hill Group

Designing products, such as garment bags and household accessories, for laundry, textiles, and wardrobes that will utilize recycled content.
Birch Biosciences

Developed a recycling approach for plastic using enzymes to depolymerize plastic, starting with non-bottle PET.
Community Gearbox

An app that facilitates the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of products that would otherwise be thrown away or left unused and prevents the purchase of new, community-redundant items.
Diaper Stork

Diaper Stork (Seattle, WA) is a for-profit diaper pick-up/delivery service that professionally cleans cloth diapers and composts plant-based disposable diapers.
Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association

A youth-led team developing an engineered solution using anaerobic digestion to generate low-carbon, sustainable fuel while building community capacity.
Furniture Repair Bank

The Furniture Repair Bank collects worn and damaged furniture from partners and public donations to repair, refurbish, or redesign to like-new condition.
GeerGarage

An online company that facilitates the peer-to-peer rental of outdoor gear by matching renters with available products.
Glacier

Building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets.
Just Right Bite

Creating an insect-based pet food that is circular in nature.
Ocen Made

OceanMade (Seattle, WA) is a for-profit start-up developing biodegradable solutions that nurture plants and reduce environmental impacts.ion goes here
Okapi Reusables

Operating a reusable cup network at cafes and coffee shops.
Reclaim Project Recovery

Reclaim Project Recovery is composed of four parts that work together to help men transition out of homelessness, addiction, and incarceration
Restaurant 2 Garden

A decentralized, hyperlocal system that composts local restaurant food waste into fertilizer and redistributes it to community gardens.
South King Tool Library

Expanding the “Tool Library in a Box” model in South King County.
Seeking Ferments

Seeking Ferments (Seattle, WA) is a for-profit brewer of small batch gut healthy drinks with ingredients from locally sourced farmers in the Pacific Northwest.