Areas of opportunity for innovation in the problem area

Innovation is not just about the development of new technologies – it can mean setting up new processes or systems to support activities; or collaborating in new ways.

We are looking for existing solutions to improve plastic waste management that can be scaled throughout the duration of the Prize. Examples of a few of the types of organisations that may be interested in applying and scaling their businesses include; small-medium scale recyclers, waste picking organisations, waste management enterprises or small-medium buy-back centres.

As depicted below, the two main strategies for mitigating plastic leakages at the downstream level include improved and intensified waste collection, and recycling – actions within these two dimensions are highly interdependent.