Enter the BEYONDPLASTIC Award!
Join us on our journey for a world with less plastic!
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!
What are the categories?
There are four of them:
Most Practical Impact on our goal to reduce the use of plastics
Most Innovative Approach
Most Beautiful Solution
Best Initiative in Education / Journalism / Campaigning
For each category there will be a Gold, Silver and Bronze Award.
Not sure if your idea fits to the Award? No problem, just contact us and we will talk about it. And you should know: We love crazy ideas.
What are the prizes?
Winners will receive a trophy & cash. Gold (€ 1000), Silver (€ 500) and Bronze (€ 250) in each of the four categories.
All nominated Entrants get featured on this website.
Every entrant gets a certificate and a pair of free tickets for the Awards ceremony.
Also: All participants and especially the winners will most likely receive exposure to become famous through possible media coverage, contracts to book & film deals, lunch & dinner invitations, exhibitions, industry contacts, investments, fancy job offers at hot startups etc., etc…
And you can promote your product/solution using the ‘BEYONDPLASTIC Award’ badge.
What is the Timeline?
Entries open on 15th February 2020. Entries will be made through an online-form on this website.
Entries close on 31st May 2020 , 11:59 pm UTC
Nominees will be announced on 26th June 2020
Winners will be announced at our ceremony which will be held somewhere in Europe in summertime (place and date to be announced within the next weeks) and on this website.
How will the Entries be judged?
The Entries will be judged by a Jury Panel consisting of:
Ulrich Krzyminski, Founder of BEYONDPLASTIC
Katie Holloway, eco-friendly Marketing Specialist and Founder of Cocoon Communications
Manuel Maqueda, Impact Entrepreneur and Innovator, Serial NGO Founder, and Co-Producer of ALBATROSS
Milla Koivisto – Founder and Creator of the sustainability creative studio Manual Productions
Georgina Wilson-Powell – Editor of PEBBLE Magazine
Natalie Fee – Award-winning environmental Campaigner, Author and Speaker
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?
What to provide to us?
A description of the work / creator. The short story behind it. (max 500 words) in English language
Name credits for the work / organization (up to 3 names)
1 - 3 high resolution digital image(s) showing your entry (can be sketches and/or photos)
Optional: A link to a web-page or video-platform that will stay live until the end of December 2020
Every entrant is responsible for the legality, originality and copyright of the work submitted. The entrant has to confirm the rights to distribute the content and that it does not violate any commercial or judicial laws.
Every entrant will keep full ownership of the work.
What are the Entry Fees?
€ 0 (Zero, Null, Niente, Nada)
Up to three projects can be entered per Entrant.
Let us celebrate the excellence and awesomeness in eco-responsible product & packaging design and initiatives using less plastic across the world!
You are only 5 minutes away from entering the Award!
Just fill out this Entry form:
Award Promotion
Do you like to promote the Award at your school, agency or company? We will be happy to send you some flyers and posters. Also, feel free to link this site to your website, blog or social media activities. Come on and spread the word!