Scroll through the 2021 BEYONDPLASTIC Award Catalogue
The Gold Winners of the 2021 BEYONDPLASTIC Award in the four categories are:
Most Innovative Approach on our goal to reduce plastics
Device for the Removal of Microplastics from Water by Fionn Ferreira, Netherlands
Most Practical Impact
Peel Pressure Made Us Do It by Aleksi Vesaluoma, Aleksi Puustinen & Richard Sullivan, Finland
Most Beautiful Solution
Eggshell Ceramic by Laura van de Wijdeven, Netherlands
Best Initiative
Circuteria - Let's go circular by Gesa Schneider, Sebastian Stolzenberg, Germany
The Silver Winners of the 2021 BEYONDPLASTIC Award are:
Most Innovative Approach on our goal to reduce plastics
Human-Robot Interaction for a World Without Plastic Litter by Project.BB, Netherlands
Most Practical Impact
Solo Packaging by Ana Clara Argento, Mateus de Freitas Viana, Yago Bunim, Brazil
Most Beautiful Solution
The Dissolving Bottle by BBDO Guerrero, Philippines
Best Initiative
Suppli: The Future of Sustainable Takeout by Megan Takeda-Tully & Julianna Greco, Canada
The Bronze Winners of the 2021 BEYONDPLASTIC Award are:
Most Innovative Approach on our goal to reduce plastics
Growing with Sprout by Patricia Mangulabnan, Philippines
Most Practical Impact
MEDLAstic by Agostina Laurenzano, Spain
Most Beautiful Solution
Bacterial Cellulose and Eggshell Snack Packaging by Julia Correia Campos, Brazil
Best Initiative
Sowing Circularity by Big Circle Studios, South Africa
Infos about the Award
What are the Categories?
There are four of them:
Most Innovative Approach on our goal to reduce plastics
Most Practical Impact
Most Beautiful Solution
Best Initiative in Education / Journalism / Campaigning
For each category there will be a Gold, Silver and Bronze Award.
What are the Prizes?
Winners will receive fame & cash. Gold (€ 1000), Silver (€ 500) and Bronze (€ 250) in each of the four categories.
All nominated Entrants get featured on this website.
How will the Entries be judged?
The Entries will be judged by a Jury Panel consisting of:
Paul Rose, explorer, TV presenter & public speaker
Brigette Allan, environmental Impact Consultant and Co-Author of Living Without Plastic
Julia Watson, designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo-TEK
Grant Gibson, design, craft and architecture writer & host of Material Matters podcast
Sarah Ferguson, world record holding swimmer & founder of the Breathe Foundation
Trent Romer, writer & author of Finding Sustainability
Katie Holloway, eco-friendly marketing specialist and founder of Cocoon Communications
Ulrich Krzyminski, engineer, entrepreneur & founder of BEYONDPLASTIC
The selection by the jury is a two-step process: First, the selection of the Nominees out of all Entries and than at a later stage selection of the Winners out of the Nominees.
The judges will evaluate how well the entry illuminates the topic. Here are hints what the jury will be looking for:
Is it eco-responsible? To use? To manufacture? Is it reusable ? Is it recyclable? Is it bio-degradable? Does it save resources and energy?
Is it useful? Does it work well? Is it easy to understand? Is it practical? Can it be manufactured well?
Is it beautiful? Is it elegant? Is it aesthetic? Is it clear & distinctive?
Is it interesting? Is the idea thought-provoking? Is it original? Is it unique? Is it innovative? Clever? Brilliant? Ingenious?
Who can participate?
Everyone who has an idea, concept, project, prototype, initiative or even a currently used solution which encourages less plastic products, especially less single-use plastic packages. Also it can be a campaign, educational or journalistic project related to the topic.
Wether you are a Student, Designer, Engineer, Maker, Creator, Inventor, Artist, Activist, Journalist, Teacher, Rocket Scientist, Industry Tycoon...we need you!
Every entrant will keep full ownership of the work.
Let us design and create eco-responsible products and packages. Let us reduce single-use plastic and start a product & material renaissance!
Interested in seeing the Participants and Winners of the 2020 Award ? Here they are: