Large participation and prototype applications in the 1st Innovation Marathon for a Greece Free of Single-Use Plastics held on 11–13 December 2020.
By: Eleni Fouka
Tags: Crowdpolicy, Hackathons, Innovation, Sup Free

On Sunday, December 13, the following 34 teams presented their ideas:

N-yform: An original method for recovering raw material from a difficult-to-manage single-use packaging waste and converting it into construction and insulation material or particle boards.

Green HUA: Environmental footprint from disposable plastics.

Wastebusters: An application that finds you shops (delicatessen, groceries, pet shops) where you can buy products in bulk resulting in less packaging plastics.

MS: Automatic site cleaning service using artificial intelligence and robotics to identify and collect waste.

Orderstate: Through order tracking and supply chain, their proposal helps the fashion industry manage recyclable materials and provide the end consumer with information about the digital journey of a piece of clothing and its environmental footprint.

AnalogProgrammers: Sorting and recycling disposable plastics with the aim of creating raw material for 3D printers for custom design products through 3D printing.

ChemEng: Green Social Network with the aim of raising awareness and promoting rewarding recycling at economic and social level. At-source sorting of plastic items based on the existing numbering and their utilization by the cooperating body, thus achieving a circular economy.

Η Άλλη Μεριά: Reuse of recyclable plastics (recycle, reform, reuse, repeat) to create food containers in the context of the circular economy. The main touch point between the service and users is the application “All Time Plastic”.

SquAthonHackD: The application uses a loyalty scheme with additional rewarding gamification systems to encourage users to use alternative products instead of disposable plastics.

Eco-RestoRATE: An application for the reduction of disposable plastic items used in the food and beverage sector (restaurants, beach bars, coffee shops, delivery), thanks to a system of evaluation and reward by consumers and involvement of local communities, municipalities and restaurants with a capacity building and active citizenship approach, starting from the Greek islands with the aim of spreading to the rest of the country.

Green urban logistics: Green Urban Logistics focuses its activity on all stages of urban mobility and connects customers with suppliers and professionals, and develops strategies and digital tools for interconnecting products and services that are economically competitive to the end consumer.

Ethical Paths: An application that aims to strengthen the cooperation of civil society with waste management agencies, while enhancing environmental responsibility in educational institutions.

Inova Plastics: Development and production of food packaging using: a. PET — rPET (Polyethylene terephthalate), and b. Bioplastics (Biodegradable — Compostable).

The design, construction and final production of their products is conducted taking into account their lifetime, reuse and recycling, as well as the reduction of the packaging weight.

Vongrid: bloomonde is an educational platform that utilizes gamification techniques to inform, motivate and educate on recycling and the environment through online games and interactive multimedia.

The Reusables: A platform for locating the nearest trash can and using AI to map them, while providing rewards.

Multitank: Reusable and returnable box for the packaging, storage and transfer of products in bulk between companies and supply chains.

In Rotation: Α B2B, B2C and B2B2C digital platform which serves as a meeting point and promotes suppliers — businesses to consumers who opt for environmentally-friendly practices and materials in their daily lives.

Green Bee: Scanning the barcode of each plastic package to be recycled and identifying what type of plastic it is, while the consumer deposits in the right bin the packaging that will be automatically turned into plastic flakes ready for industrial processing.

Kythira non-plastik: Construction of a crusher turning plastic waste into pellets that will go through an extrusion machine creating a plastic line. Then, through an injection machine, they will be heated and passed into a mold in order to recreate objects.

FeelTheCup: A platform based on circular reusable cups for a network of contracted coffee shops in conjunction with a reward program.

EV Loader: Rewarding customers who reuse glass packaging with discounts on electric car charging stations.

Greek eco Cafe: An application helping users find eco-friendly certified cafes to get their coffee with a reward.

Biocredit: Development of a rewarding recycling model through the creation of green facilities.

Recyclebook: Collecting environmental footprint data and making it available for use by the local government in order to increase the recycling rate.

Plastitup: Innovation in the processing of single-use plastics that turns them into industrial products through mild heat treating.

Hermes: An application for self-service in retail stores and gas stations. Thus, user experience is improved and the use of plastic is reduced.

Z-composter: Manufacture of the first rotating compost bins in Greece with reusable plastic barrels.

re great: A comprehensive smart reciprocal recycling system, consisting of smart bins, mobile apps and IoT technologies.

The Green Corner: Green corners inside supermarkets, promoting their brand in bulk, with reusable packaging that can be scanned. Points are collected in the customer profile that bring economic and environmental benefit.

PLANETICA-X: An application visualizing the data collected for the customer.

ECOCup: A mobile app that works as an ecological loyalty system and rewards the user when he buys his drink in his own reusable container.

NABLE SOLUTIONS: Assistant Volunteer is a digital service aimed at the optimal management and coordination of volunteers and actions by organizations, government / local bodies and companies, to enhance communication, interconnection and promote environmentally-oriented synergies.

ZERO WASTERS-GR: Establishment and operation of an innovative business consulting company exclusively for environmental issues and recycling management.

Sealvage: The sealvage website will be used for marketing/outreach purposes, communication with customers and partners, and finally, the e-shop of the company.