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Recycling

A lighter delicacy

A lighter delicacy

Work and Economic Growth

Central Saint Martins (UAL)

Turning waste chicken feathers from the poultry industry into an alternative and lean source of edible protein.

All PET Shoe

All PET Shoe

Sustainable fashion

ECAL, Lausanne University of Art and Design

Football boot made entirely of recycled plastic bottles

Benev’lnt

Benev’lnt

Sustainable fashion

American University of Sharjah

"Benev’lnt” is an innovative solution to problems of waste in the clothing and textile industry arising from fast fashion.

Blue Gas

Blue Gas

Energy

Lund University

A domestic plant to turn food waste into fuel

Cerita Dalang

Cerita Dalang

Education

University of Gothenburg

Game encouraging children to use recycled objects to tell stories

Co-Life Water Purification System

Co-Life Water Purification System

Water and Sanitation

Low cost water filtration system intended for use in low-infrastructure environments

Dateform

Dateform

Work and Economic Growth

Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI)

A new system to process date farming byproducts into a range of upcycled materials

Earth Tatva

Earth Tatva

Recycling

Using the byproduct of ceramic production to produce new usable materials

Elos

Elos

Biomaterials

ECAL, Lausanne University of Art and Design

Transforming bone waste from meat processing into components for consumer electronics

greenWave

greenWave

Recycling

German University in Cairo

Greenwave is a recycling initiative created to provoke action and raise awareness about the importance of recycling plastic in Egypt.

GrowFrame

GrowFrame

Sustainability

Royal College of Art

Most shipping containers return to Asia empty. What if we grew food in them?

Guma

Guma

Rubber waste

Multipurpose rubber like substance made from waste objects for shows, stools, etc

High Density – Recycled Plastic Housewares

High Density – Recycled Plastic Housewares

Sustainability

Houseware created from discarded plastic

Megajoule – Recycling Boardgame

Megajoule – Recycling Boardgame

Education

German Jordanian University

Megajoule is a board game that explores the importance of sustainability.

Nino

Nino

Recycling

Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI)

Recyclable children clothes that grow with them

Ocht – The Everyday Bag

Ocht – The Everyday Bag

Waste management

Bag that can be used in 7 different ways as way to reduce waste

Papua Noken Material as Alternative Products

Papua Noken Material as Alternative Products

Biomaterials

Universitas Pelita Harapan

Using traditional Papua weaving techniques to make new products from wood fibres

PET Sandals

PET Sandals

Poverty and Hunger

Makerere University

Accessible technology to turn plastic waste into affordable shoes

POR

POR

Waste management

ArtCenter College of Design

Protect astronauts with human waste

Potential energies

Potential energies

Water and Sanitation

École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI)

Using water evaporation and composting to create natural cooling and warming systems

Re-imagine A DXB Upcycling Hub

Re-imagine A DXB Upcycling Hub

Recycling

Heriot Watt University

A knowledge centre for upcycling practice and awareness

Re-Tex

Re-Tex

Recycling

University of the Arts London

Turn-key textile recycling for micro manufacturers

Recandescent

Recandescent

Energy

A recyclable light bulb that lasts longer than LED

Receipts recycling factory

Receipts recycling factory

Recycling

East China Normal University

Short range recycling solution to turn coffee shops’ waste into paper cup sleeves

Rescue

Rescue

Cities and Communities

University of Arts in Belgrade

A home for rescue dogs inspired by origami

Rescued Homes Project

Rescued Homes Project

Recycling

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Prefab homes from discarded building materials