The Winners of the 2020 BEYONDPLASTIC Award are…


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Category „Most Practical Impact on our goal to reduce the use of plastics”:

  • Waxy by Ecosoc. Mohamed Hassan Mahamad, Mohamed Abdirashid Farah, Shamso Hussein. Somalia

Category „Most Innovative Approach“:

  • PLANT plASTIC! by Cinzia Ferrari, United Kingdom

Category „Most Beautiful Solution“:

  • desintegra.me by Margarita Talep, Chile

Category „Best Initiative in Education / Journalism / Campaigning”:

  • Dopper Changemaker Challenge Junior by Anneke Hendriks & Chrissie van Heijnigen, Dopper. Anne Sallaerts, Designathon Works. Netherlands


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Category „Most Practical Impact on our goal to reduce the use of plastics”:

  • Coolpaste – Think outside the box! by Allan Gomes, Brazil

Category „Most Innovative Approach“:

  • The Shellworks by Insiya Jafferjee, Amir Afshar, Edward Jones, United Kingdom

Category „Most Beautiful Solution“:

  • Aqua Faba Foam by Paula Nerlich, Germany

Category „Best Initiative in Education / Journalism / Campaigning”:

  • BIOMATERIALS: A new Cultural Statement by Maria Jose Besoain and the LABVA Team, Chile


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Category „Most Practical Impact on our goal to reduce the use of plastics”:

  • Unpack Less, Peel More by Elena Amato, Ponto Biodesign, Brazil

Category „Most Innovative Approach“:

  • The Item Bag 2.0: Packaging That Dissolves! by Jack Cleary and the Wastebased Team, United Kingdom

Category „Most Beautiful Solution“:

  • Shell Homage – Bio Material Out of Egg & Nut Shells by Rania Elkalla, Germany

Category „Best Initiative in Education / Journalism / Campaigning”:

There was a head-to-head race in this Category, so we decided to award the Gold Prize twice:

  • Choose the Reusable Cup by Sabina Maksimova, Ilian Iliev & Evgenia Tasheva, Bulgaria

  • U-Retain by John Emmanuel Kachakwale & Beatrice Phiri, Zambia

Thank you and Congratulations to everyone participating in the 2020 BEYONDPLASTIC Award contributing for a world with less plastic.

Please have a look in the Showcase section for details.