Helping brands and their products stand out with sustainable and circular design, is the mission of Tim Binnion, founder and CEO of (better)labs. He is one of THE key persons regarding the topic of circular economy in the Shanghai ecosystem and shares his passion and knowledge at conferences all across Asia.

In this episode, Tim and Bettina discuss the status and outlook of circular economy approaches in the Mainland and Kong Kong, and introduce some startups you might want to know.

Time stamps:

00:47 Intro of Tim and (better)labs

02:38 Circular economy learnings from Shanghai & Hong Kong

05:37 Why Hong Kong is more advanced than the Mainland

08:12 Circular economy and the Chinese industrial complex

11:30 China's agenda

13:55 A problem of implementation?

16:49 Battery swap stations in EV

23:25 Chinese startup competitions as sustainability accelerator

26:28 China's sustainability blueprints - why do they sometimes fail?

28:42 Niches for international sustainability startups in China and potential learnings

30:31 Unique lessons learnt in China with global spill-over potential

33:54 Smart warehousing

35:24 Outro