The self-watering wall-garden

Green Ambassador wrote: Green ambassador - the modern solution to urban gardening. If you've ever had your own garden to tend to, you know how time-intensive even just a small plant of basil can be. Out of this frustration, green ambassador was created. Solar panels collect and store energy in a highly efficient battery pack, while a smart humidity sensor in the soil measures and decides if watering is needed and turns on the pumps if so. It is a smart and beautiful gardening solution, which fits easily onto any wall and transforms it into an urban oasis. In short: urban gardening made easy... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Switzerland

Aptit

Aptit wrote: Organik is the most innovative supplier of organic coffee breaks of the moment, which through an application will provide an exclusive menu, the inputs and also the commercial support necessary to produce the service and distribute it by bicycle (out-sourcing), impacting directly in reducing carbon emissions to the environment and makes the franchisee manage their time and generate the highest possible profit, in addition to improving food quality!.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Cape Verde

Foodprint - Food education fun

Foodprint wrote: With this system, foodprint supports the reduction of food waste on two levels: staff of the canteen can organize grocery shopping in a better way - only the essential ingredients are purchased, limiting careless spending on excess or unnecessary items . Canteen visitors learn to appreciate and value food in a playful way. They gain a better understanding of their own eating habits and are rewarded when less food is thrown away... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Germany

Educational game encouraging Sustainable behaviour

Eco Buddy wrote: Our goal is to encourage people to think and learn about the biggest challenge of 21st century – climate change, which is hugely impacted by the waste we create (1/3 of food produced globally is wasted!). To do this we've invented a method&educational board game which is based on the processes of item production, our usage habits, educating about the environmental impact, circular thinking and recycling options. We help teachers to set sustainable thinking into children (10+) through an easy & playful approach... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Latvia

Sustainable solar heating for agriculture

Pelenergy wrote: In the 15th century, growers developed methods of artificially heating greenhouses to grow food in the winter. Today, more than 500 years later, pelenergy is revolutionizing the way greenhouses are heated. We have developed a unique method of capturing and storing solar heat for use on demand. Our system arrives in a shipping container which has been specially designed to be easily moved and assembled, and is compatible with any standard greenhouse system. The low initial cost and maintenance, along with no fuel expenses helps growers increase profits while providing a fast return on investment... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Israel

Light blue bag

Light blue bag wrote: Our solution proposes to process all types of plastics that we dispose of daily and what ends up in landfills and the environment, to turn them into new products. It is made up of 2 parts: education and awareness in society; and the final disposal of all these plastic wastes. The first part is to urge citizens to separate plastic waste from all the others we produce daily, without worrying about the way in which they dispose of this waste, if they should be washed and dried. We will use a plastic bag of a different color than those used to separate waste such as paper and glass... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

United States

Bringing Water to Life via 3D Printing

AquaRoot wrote: Mimicking the function of a tree root network to transport water environmentally and efficiently, aquaroot's proprietary 3d printed biodegradable pipe platform. Enables farmers. To print their own irrigation systems rapidly, economically. And on site. Enabling them to seed and grow their crops in these pipes even in drought prone environments... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Ireland

Organic single use drinking straws

Blessing Palms wrote: Leafy straws are 100% organic and biodegradable single use drinking straws made out of fallen dried palm leaves. The literally zero cost raw material available in abundance combined with our patented yet simple production process make leafy straws the most cost effective and scalable alternative for plastic straws. Leafy straws are better than other alternatives in many ways, can be made in custom and uniform sizes, have longer shelf life, strong enough to pierce tetra-pak cartons... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

India

Smart Sustainable Bag (S.S.B)

Smart Sustainable Bag wrote: We analyzed some categories people’s answer in instagram (link) who use. Plastic and sustainable bags. Then we thought and gave some solution and designed “smart sustainable bag” that all kinds of people can use them. This smart sustainable bags can increase and remove plastic bags, remove paper recipe in chain store/hypermarket, consumer/customer management, consumer/customer attraction and increased loyalty,. Increased local buying and reduce traffic jam, monthly buying management with using electronic recipe, use store/market/hypermarket promotion plans for customer/ consumer, prevent using a lot and monthly planning for buying/shopping. In this idea, we design special bags for children who protect earth from childhood... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Iran, Islamic Republic of

The PLEASER bottle

The PLEASER bottle wrote: My idea would visualise replacing packaging for the one use throwaway plastic bottle to the domestic home in the food, pharma, cosmetic, and chemical sector resulting in sending out their product in biodegradable - compostable liners to load into the pleaser bottle in where the bottle is used for every 25-30 individual loaded liners , the benefits for this would be less product been thrown out as oxidation doesn't take place within bottle- longer shelf life, the amount of waste been recycled after would greatly improve with the make up (composition) of the liner, and the amount of up to 96% less in volume and 95% less in weight thus greatly reducing household costs on wastage driving sales again for these delivered products, driving a better carbon footprint for companies manufacturing, delivering and the household user and notably the environment, reducing the bisphenol ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Ireland