Announcing the Think Beyond Plastic Innovation Competition 2013 Wnners!

The Winners of the Most Innovative Business award were DGrade Clothing (UAE), designer and producer of clothing collections from recycled post-consumer plastic bottles; and PulpWorks, Inc. (USA), creating sustainable packaging alternatives made from pulp. Each received a $10,000 prize presented by A-Spark Good Ventures of The Netherlands, and $5,000 in legal services, presented by Cooley LLP, of the United States. The Winners of the Most Promising Emerging Business were BYOB Green Concepts (Malaysia), offering bulk cleaning products and refill stations, In.gredients (USA), a grocery store committed to reducing all packaging and Amazi (USA), a digital phone app aimed at helping consumers find clean water to refill reusable containers. Each received a cash prize in the amount of $500 presented by Plastic Pollution Coalition, and a package of services by Second Line Impact Investors.


Think Beyond Plastic innovation competition winners
Announcing the @[292954884151760:274:Think Beyond Plastic] Innovation Competition 2013 Wnners!

The Winners of the Most Innovative Business award were @[168567269870184:274:DGrade] Clothing (UAE), designer and producer of clothing collections from recycled post-consumer plastic bottles; and @[310185932332804:274:PulpWorks, Inc.] (USA), creating sustainable packaging alternatives made from pulp. Each received a $10,000 prize presented by @[249638605055571:274:A-Spark Good Ventures] of The Netherlands, and $5,000 in legal services, presented by @[29631010782:274:Cooley LLP], of the United States. The Winners of the Most Promising Emerging Business were @[238780856171841:274:BYOB Green Concepts] (Malaysia), offering bulk cleaning products and refill stations, @[135834029809006:274:In.gredients] (USA), a grocery store committed to reducing all packaging and @[431612300235325:274:Amazi] (USA), a digital phone app aimed at helping consumers find clean water to refill reusable containers. Each received a cash prize in the amount of $500 presented by @[173697869512:274:Plastic Pollution Coalition], and a package of services by Second Line Impact Investors.