Opportunities

Pilot Investment Opportunities

TMI is exploring pilot opportunities where innovation, environmental restoration, circular economy thinking, and practical implementation can intersect.

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Introduction

Why pilot opportunities matter

These are areas where TMI is exploring innovation, pilots, collaboration, implementation, environmental impact, and circular economy opportunities.

Pilot 01

Upcycled Plastic Drones

Using recycled plastics to build lightweight monitoring drones.

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The Problem

Plastic waste from farms and communities keeps accumulating, while the tools needed to monitor soil and crops on the ground remain heavy, slow, and hard to scale.

The Innovation

A pilot exploring whether recycled plastics can be turned into lightweight monitoring drones — giving farm plastics a second life as practical field tools.

Potential Impact

Reducing plastic waste by giving it a productive second use
Lightweight aerial monitoring for soil, crops, and landscapes
A circular role for agricultural plastics on the farm

Why Partner

Co-develop and test pilot prototypes with TMI
Contribute materials, technical expertise, or field sites
Shape how drone-based monitoring can support restoration work

How to Engage

This is an exploratory pilot — partners work with TMI to refine the idea, test it, and decide together how to take it forward.

Pilot 02

Plastic-to-Fuel Pilots

Convert farm plastics into synthetic fuel for field operations.

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The Problem

Farm plastics are difficult to dispose of safely, and field operations continue to depend on conventional fuels — two challenges that a pilot could help address together.

The Innovation

A pilot exploring the conversion of farm plastics into synthetic fuel that could power field operations.

Potential Impact

Recovering value from plastics that are hard to dispose of
A potential fuel source for farm and field operations
Keeping plastic out of the environment while putting it to work

Why Partner

Explore the conversion approach together with TMI
Support pilot sites, field trials, or feedstock supply
Bring technical or operational input to the pilot design

How to Engage

Engagement starts with a conversation — TMI and partners assess feasibility together before any pilot activity begins.

Pilot 03

Circular Economy Integration

Combine waste recycling with agroforestry and soil restoration initiatives.

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The Problem

Waste recycling and land restoration are often treated as separate efforts, missing the chance for each to reinforce the other.

The Innovation

A pilot that connects waste recycling with agroforestry and soil restoration, so circular economy thinking and on-the-ground restoration advance together.

Potential Impact

Linking waste recovery with restoration and planting work
Agroforestry and soil regeneration strengthened by recycled materials
A circular model for how land-based projects manage resources

Why Partner

Design integrated pilots that span recycling and restoration
Connect recycling programs with agroforestry and soil work
Demonstrate circular approaches in real field settings

How to Engage

TMI works with partners to design pilots that combine recycling and restoration from the start, rather than bolting them together later.

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