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World Water Week Journalist Grant
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Through the World Water Week Journalist Grant , SIWI offers journalists from low or low-middle income nations the opportunity to visit Stockholm and report on the World Water Week – the leading global conference to discuss water and development issues . Contact
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Toilet Accelerator & SaTo toilet products named as finalists in the first-ever World Changing Ideas Awards
Announcing the Winners of the 2017 World Changing Ideas Awards
Our 25 expert judges combed through more than 1,000 entries from around the world to find the most innovative ideas to make the world better .
Here they are : the winners of the first-ever World Changing Ideas Awards . We sifted through more than 1,000 truly impressive entries to find the ones our panel of judges thought were the best combination of creative problem solving and potential to change our world for the better . We have crowned 12 winners – along with 192 finalists – which you can read more about below ( make sure you also read our predictions for the world changing ideas of next year ). Each of these projects represents the best of social entrepreneurship , where innovation and impact are intersecting .
Some of the World Changing Idea Finalists
The Toilet Accelerator Toilet Board Coalition
Supporting innovation in sanitation
Edible six-pack rings E6PR Packaging that breaks down in water
SaTo sanitary toilet products Lixil Low-cost sanitation for developing countries
Edible Utensils Can Cut Out Foodservice Waste and Pollution , Says Infiniti Research
Bakeys , an India-based company run by Narayana Peesapaty , has come up with a unique solution to the waste caused by foodservice disposables : utensils that you can eat . Bakeys currently offers spoons , sporks , and chopsticks that are made from a combination of millet , rice , and wheat flours , and come in variations of plain , sweet , and savoury .
The utensils won ’ t dissolve in liquids , even hot ones like soup , and can be eaten after use or thrown away , in which case they will decompose naturally and safely in just a few days . They are also veganfriendly and have a shelf life of up to three years . India disposes of roughly 120 billion pieces of plastic cutlery every year and is the world ’ s biggest user of foodservice disposables . Bakeys offers a realistic and affordable alternative that can radically improve environmental conditions in India and , as awareness grows , worldwide . Widespread use of edible cutlery will reduce the use of plastics , UVcured inks , Styrofoam , and other non-biodegradable materials commonly used in foodservice disposables , especially as it becomes adopted by fast food chains and food vendors .
42 Africa Water , Sanitation & Hygiene • May - June 2017