Sustainable materials development business, adding value to industrial waste by-products.
In the UK, we generate 80,000 tonnes of eggshell waste each year from consumption. That’s the equivalent of 16 olympic sized swimming pools filled with crushed eggshells and almost all of them end up in landfill!
At Alterwaste, our mission is to make our planet greener by reducing industrial waste and turning it into something that can positively impact the future of our planet, starting with eggshells.

The Alterwaste Solution?

The Alterwaste Solution – Licensing materials for you to create.
We have developed a brand-new patented and fully compostable material from eggshells that can replace plastic and other non-sustainable materials in the following sectors:
- Packaging
- Foodservice disposables
- Cosmetics
- Horticulture
- Construction
WHO WE ARE
WHAT WE DO
Alterwaste Ltd is a sustainable materials development business, adding value to industrial waste by-products.
We offer a compostable alternative to non-sustainable materials and provide licensing opportunities to manufacturers who share our vision for sustainability and innovation.
RECENT NEWS
Shell LiveWIRE Entrepreneur of the Year
You might remember that back in August, our founder Martina won the Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Award.We were really excited that recently, she was also short ...
Sustainable Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe : Does Bigger Mean Better? At Alterwaste, the environment is at the heart of what we do and our mission is to have a positive glob ...
Scottish EDGE Round 14
Our Scottish EDGE Journey "Scottish EDGE is a competition aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland's up-and-coming, innovative, high-growth potential en ...
Conservation Wise
We Love ConservationWise! In March, Martina met Jess from ConservationWise at Edinburgh Napier University's Sustainable Society event. Check us out with our Egg ...
Sustainable Easter
You might remember our blog post from a few months back, we gave you a few tips on going green over the Christmas holidays. With Easter just around the cor ...
Sustainable Edinburgh
Check out our favourite local sustainable shops 1. The Eco Larder, Haymarket Got time to spare before your train from Haymarket? Pop into Edinbu ...