The Waste Lab launches in the UAE to reduce food waste

  • Date: 03-Aug-2022
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:UAE
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The Waste Lab launches in the UAE to reduce food waste

The impact-driven and data-focused startup is the newest addition to Incubayt Investments’ portfolio

Incubayt Investments has just announced their investment in, and onboarding of The Waste Lab, a Dubai-based, female-led startup. Focused on tackling the issue of food waste across households and businesses in the country, The Waste Lab simultaneously creates solutions that will benefit the local agricultural community in the UAE.

Incubayt’s portfolio of sustainability-focused startups includes Wisewell, a water purification tech company that transforms tap water into purified and mineralized water through an installation-free device. Incubayt’s latest investment, The Waste Lab, is co-founded by Lara Hussein and Ceylan Üren.

Pioneering sustainable tech stays at the forefront of Incubayt’s investments. The Waste Lab, which focuses on rescuing food scraps and transforming the country’s desert sand into farmable soil, has now joined the tech-led ecosystem with its user-friendly solution and data-driven strategy. The homegrown startup is led by co-founders who share a profound commitment to bringing nature to the fore, while using low-tech equipment to back their nature-based solutions in restoring ecological balance. The Waste Lab offers off-site and on-site composting, targeting both B2C and B2B clients, with the scope to customize subscriptions to suit individual needs and also provide consultancy services and