Mitigation of the illegal dumping sites

CLENathon wrote: Citizens tend to dump various waste in illegal places around the city. Therefore, there is a problem regarding pollution, contamination, odour, un-used materials that they could be re-cycled (circular economy). The idea is to use nudging by placing bins or other methods with informative logos in the illegal dumping areas so citizens will be indirectly educated and separate the waste even in these areas. Therefore, the materials will be provided to the stakeholders involved as a valuable product. This solution will mitigate the waste with the potential to either establish a waste collection spot or completely remove it depending on the needs of the area... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

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Affordable solar panels for homeowners

SolarSafe wrote: Solarsafe is an energy service company startup offering photovoltaic solar panel systems to residential consumers on a 4-year lease to buy contract. Our world-class, efficient products allow low-budget homeowners in cyprus to save money from day one after installation. We target a niche market which no other company in cyprus does, and we have customers waiting for us to launch... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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BRB Eco-System

Be Right Bag - BRB wrote: A sustainable production system for biodegradable, plantable bags. Waste paper is collected at its source of production and utilized at in situ workshops, by people who otherwise have hard access to work... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Cyprus

AgroTIS is a pest and plant disease predictor

AgroTIS wrote: Agrotis aims to provide the tools for autonomous monitor of high value crops, predict and prevent diseases early on so that the production cost is reduced and the yield is increased. By using image processing techniques, images of the plants can be processed in real time, informing the farmers for possible solutions so that they can save their cultivation... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Cyprus

We make paper pulp acoustic panels

echofixer wrote: Being a musician and a carpenter for more than three decades, in my search for better sound for my home studio i’ve discovered that neither egg cartons nor wood are the best solution. Our product is a paper pulp acoustic panel that can be used as a sound diffuser to fix the echo in a room and improve sound clarity and quality. It spreads sound evenly back in the room, just like photographers use light diffusers on their flashes to avoid hard shadows. Its design is based on existing tried and tested methods. Paper pulp is affordable and it is light enough to be easily installed by just one person. It’s also recycled, recyclable and fully biodegradable... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Cyprus

A biodegradable fertilising flower pot

GrowGreen wrote: We obtain used coffee grounds from cafeterias and together with other organic ingredients we produce biodegradable fertilising flowerpots to replace the plastic pots that producers use. We sell our product, the greenbox, for 1 euro each while still saving money for the producer since he's not required to buy extra fertiliser. The production of plastic releases a huge amount of co2 in the air, but the production of our product leaves no carbon footprint... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Cyprus

Reducing shipping GHG emissions

Syndeseas Integrated Solutions Ltd wrote: 90% of world's trade is carried by sea. Shipping emits 1 billion tonnes of co2 annually, which is predicted to increase up to 250% by 2050. Enhanced regulatory compliance and ship performance optimization are key to tackle this. Syndeseas integrated solution is a technology enabler: a cloud based software, utilizing ships existing technology and reporting systems, enriching ships reported data and performing advanced analytics and continuous pre-verification activities, for providing near real time actionable insights for efficient ship operations. By providing secure remote access to validated data to all stakeholders (ship managers, port authorities, flag administrations), syndeseas makes compliance easy and democratizes maritime digitalization... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Cyprus

Mighty Meat

Mighty Meat wrote: Might meat provides high quality, nutritious food to an ever-growing population of people who are ditching or reducing animal meat in their diets. . The purpose is to become a viable replacement for animal-based meats. Most people who stop or decrease their meat consumption don't do so for taste reasons. The concerns heavily centre around animal welfare, environment and health, so we're providing similar flavours and textures to what people have traditionally enjoyed, minus the devastation of mass animal agriculture. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Cyprus

HomeShield

HomeShield wrote: Natural disasters and climate change have a catastrophic impact on infrastructure, economy, society and human lives. Without defining a building’s resilience factor and conducting a risk assessment, property owners are unaware of the natural disasters’ risk and unprepared to face it. Homeshield e-platform helps in rating the property's vulnerability (or resistance) towards natural disasters. Feeding with data the e-platform will a)result in a property’s risk percentage as well as b)provide a way to reduce risk and damage in the event of natural disaster, speed up recovery and potentially obtain insurance cover more easily and affordably... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Biodegradable single use straws

Single Use Straw wrote: Plastic is well known as the new thread. The challenge to abandon single use plastic products is being encouraged, with straws to be one of the main products to be demolished. How can this become a fact, when there is great use of it these days and in some cultures, a necessity to enjoy the every day cold coffee or drink? . We are offering an alternative to plastic straws! - o - straws are made 100% by natural organic materials, using a mixture of wheat, natural resin and our secret formula, using organic leftovers such as peals from. Carrots and potatoes. A natural blend that can be used once and then thrown away without feeling guilty about it... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Cyprus