Finalists in the Commonwealth Litter Programme
(CLIP) STOMP Awards have been announced.
CLIP is led by the United Kingdom through
the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), funded by
the UK's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), and has
partnered with Green Corridors, a Durban based non-profit organisation to roll
out the awards programme in South Africa.
The STOMP (Stamp Out Marine Plastic
Pollution) Awards made a call out in October for South Africans to enter ideas
and solutions that could reduce, or eliminate plastic pollution, which
ultimately ends up in the ocean destroying habitats, and endangering marine
species.
Over 60 entries in five categories were
submitted: Technology or Technical Design in which judges were looking for new
and innovative design and or technologies to reduce or manage plastic pollution
and encourage circular economy thinking; Product Development which were
innovative allowing consumers to reduce their plastic waste; Adult Inspire
through Creativity and Youth Inspire for any kind of creative art made to
inspire people into creating a better place and a Special Recognition Award for
Action that recognizes work done to implement cleanups, or projects the
mitigate waste, reduce plastic, change behaviours or create awareness on a
community level.
The finalists are listed in no particular
order:
Technology
or Technical Design
Wildtrust – Pyrolysis Machine from Hilton,
KwaZulu-Natal
The Mermaid Tear Catcher submitted by Clare
Swithenbank-Bowman from the KwaZulu-Natal, North Coast.
Games Tangibl submitted by Jean Greyling
from Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Product
Development
The Big Scoop SA submitted by Alexis
Wellman from the Helderberg, Western Cape
Beeswax Wrap submitted by Mica Da Silva
from Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal
Patch Bamboo Plasters submitted by Dr
Milliea Anis from Johannesburg, Gauteng
The Mutea EcoPod submitted by Liam Bulgen
from Cape Town, Western Cape
Adult
Inspire through Creativity
12 Plastic Monsters submitted by Luke
Rudman from the Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
The Well Worn Theatre Company submitted by
Kyla Davis from Johannesburg, Gauteng
The SuperScientists Project by CodeMakers
NPO, submitted by Justin Yarrow from Durban, KwaZulu Natal.
Youth
Inspire through Creativity
The Future Kids submitted by Rocco Da Silva
from the Somerset West, Western Cape
Norman
Klutsky Eco-Warrior of the High Seas - Eden College
submitted by Jean Van Elden, Durban KwaZulu-Natal
The Oceano Reddentes NPC submitted by Jade
Bothma from Western Cape
Special
Recognition Award for Action
Captain Fanplastic submitted by Nwabisa
Joba from the Cape Town, Western Cape
The Ethekwini Conservancies Forum submitted
by Paolo Candoti from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Singakwenza submitted by Julie Hay from
Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal
Some of the finalists (as well as some of
the entries that did not make it into the finals but impressed the judges) will
be in attendance to present their entries at the "CLIP Innovation
Conference: STEM the tide of plastic waste in Africa" in Cape Town on December
4 and 5 2019. Winners in each category will be announced at Conference on
December 5.
The Conference, which will be attended by
scientists, environmentalists, conservationists, and policy-makers, is
co-hosted with the Sustainable Seas Trust, will be looking at STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) solutions to the marine litter problem
in South Africa.
"We were pleased with the number and
quality of entries submitted for these inaugural awards," says STOMP
Project Manager Duncan Pritchard, of Green Corridors, the NPO tasked with
managing the awards in South Africa. "The entries were fairly diverse with
some truly innovative ideas being showcased. It certainly demonstrates that
South African's are thinking about the plastic challenges we face, and are
looking at what could be the next world-changing innovation to solve the
crisis. That is extremely positive for us going forward."
Commenting on the judging process, Fiona
Preston-Whyte, CLiP Country Lead from the UK's Centre for Environment Fisheries
and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) which leads the CLIP programme says, "As
scientists we were looking for innovative, sustainable solutions which
contribute to reducing or preferably eliminating plastic as a waste. The
entries are high quality and creative and speak of the innovative spirit of
South Africans.”
To view the finalists go to
https://www.stompawards.co.za/index.php/vote
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