“My project is a social impact startup developing and scaling up a new technology to recycle unrecyclable plastics.” Wang and her team have invented a US$ 5 million technology that breaks down plastics into chemical building blocks, upcycling them into higher value materials for manufacturing.
Category Archives: 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
Building blocks for a greener Nairobi
“Nzambi Matee’s innovation in the construction sector highlights the economic and environmental opportunities when we move from a linear economy, where products, once used, are discarded, to a circular one, where products and materials continue in the system for as long as possible.”
Fishing for plastic
“We want to empower every fisherman to catch plastic and then bring it back to the port and upcycle it. That would create a huge global impact,”Arapakis said, “I think there is a lot of awareness from our generation about plastic pollution and other environmental challenges. Awareness that I don’t think has existed on such a wide scale for decades.”
Bringing recycling to Kuwait
“I live in one of the richest countries in the world, yet we don’t have many sustainable solutions in the field of recycling,” says Alzelzela.
“We can now start analyzing the data we have generated, to find out which areas generate more waste, and why.”
Turning waste into energy in India
“I’ve always been passionate about energy access and creating income opportunities for poor communities,” said Mohan. “(That) is at the heart of finding answers to the difficult question of balancing economic growth and climate change mitigation in developing countries.”
Potential China-Africa Collaboration on Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems
By Lu Xinqing
Fast fashion: A passing trend?
By Sophie Bauer
Youth For SDG 