New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023

Concept category

Identify the award category for which this concept is being submitted
Reconnecting with nature

Email user
aikaterinikanaropoulou@gmail.com

Basic information
Concept title
AnyWhey

Full Concept Title
Not one way...AnyWhey

Please provide a short, catchy description of your concept to be used in communication towards the public
A future without conventional plastic. Use of by-products of dairy companies or food-waste from hotels and restaurants through circular economy for a bioplastic production that could be industrially bio-degrated.

What was the geographical scope of your concept?
Cross-border/international

Where was your concept implemented?
Location 1
Greece

Location 2
Italy

Member State(s), Western Balkans and other countries
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If relevant, insert names of region(s)/municipality(ies) involved
We start from the island of Crete and we continue distributing the product in a national range and then international

Does your concept address mainly urban or rural issues?
It addresses urban-rural linkages

Does your concept refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations (hard or soft investments)?
It refers to a physical transformation of the built environment (hard investment)

Has your concept benefited from EU programmes and/or funds?
No

Has your concept won an EU prize with a monetary value awarded?
No

On whose behalf are you submitting the application?
As an individual in partnership with other persons
Please provide the contact details for the author(s) of the concept:
- First name: AIKATERINI
  Last name: KANAROPOULOU
  Gender: Female
  Age: 23
  Please attach a copy of your national ID/residence card:
  TAYTOTHTA.pdf
  
  By ticking this box, I certify that the information regarding my age is factually correct. : Yes
  Nationality: Greece
  Address (country of permanent residence for individuals or address of the organisation)<br/>Street and number: Filyro
  Town: Thessaloniki
  Postal code: 57010
  Country: Greece
  Direct Tel: +30 697 265 9018
  E-mail: aikaterinikanaropoulou@gmail.com
Social Media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.)
- URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aikaterini-kanaropoulou-82317a228/
In case my concept is selected as a finalist of the NEB Prizes 2023, I agree to share the name (individual and/or organisation’s), email address, website and social media accounts indicated above with other NEB Prizes finalists. I also agree to publish the name (individual and/or organisation’s), website and social media accounts indicated above next to the public description of my concept in the channels of the European Commission
Yes

How did you hear about the New European Bauhaus Prizes?
Social Media

Description of the concept
Please provide a summary of your concept.
Production of polylactic acid through polymerization process from food waste(circular economy) converting it into biodegradable products, e.g. packaging, agricultural bioplastics etc.

Please indicate the main themes of your concept with 5 key words.
sustainability

Please indicate the main themes of your concept with key words
recycle

Please indicate the main themes of your concept with key words
circular economy

Please indicate the main themes of your concept with key words
polymer's technology

Please indicate the main themes of your concept with key words
carbon cycle

Please give information about the key objectives of your concept in terms of sustainability and how these have been met. Please highlight how the concept can be exemplary in this context.
In our mission for food waste management, we are trying to evolve the polymerization process through technology and trying to make it in a big scale afterwards.
In this way it is possible to decrease the ocean drilling preventing the extraction of fossil fuels and leading to a less polluted enviroment.
Bringing back carbon in the soil which helps for the growth of crops.

Please give information about the key objectives of your concept in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience for people (through design, positive emotions and cultural benefits) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the concept can be exemplary in this context.
Through advertisment it is possible to promote these eco friendly products that could provide to the mindset of greek people that they can contribute to the protection of the greek sea, getting rid of the conventional plastic and absorb this kind of mentality to the next generations

Please give information about the key objectives of your concept in terms of inclusion (ranging from accessibility and affordability for all to inclusive governing systems, design for all principles or new societal models) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the concept can be exemplary in this context.
make the global market of the bioplastics and degradable plastics bigger for a decreasing of the prices.

Please explain the way citizens benefiting from or affected by the concept and civil society have been / will be involved in the concept and what has been / will be the impact of this involvement on the concept.
Protection of the ocean from tones of plastic that end up there and take 20-500 years to decompose.
Solving the problem of microplastics that pollute the water table and has been found to enter our food chain.
Organic waste prevention.
Reduction of CO2 emission.

Please explain how different stakeholders at various levels (local, regional, national, European) were engaged in the design and development of the concept. Please highlight what the added value of their engagement was
Communication with dairy industries in Greece and confirmation for cooperation for the needs of the project(basically based in Crete).
Discussion with universities and companies producing similar products.
Cooperation with italian companies and univeristies for developing the idea.
Upcoming cooperation with similar companies in Europe.

Please explain which disciplines and / or knowledge fields were reflected in the design and development of your concept. Please explain how representatives of these different fields interacted with each other, and what the added value of this process was
Our team is based in knowledge in chemistry and biochemistry, as 2 of the members are based on this field and the third has a more spherical knowledge in themechanical topics.

Please explain the innovative character of your concept when compared to mainstream actions in the field of the concept.
We are going to focus on research and development for a less energy cost production and reuse by-products. For a sustainable product, we will be based on electricity production from sun and/or wind.

Please which elements of your concept could be replicated or transferred to other places, groups of beneficiaries and contexts. This may involve, for example, aspects of the methodology, technology, processes, products, learnings, etc.
There is the possibility to produce the PLA in dairy companies that already excist in industrial areas and distribute the products in a national level and then international.

Please explain what kind of global challenges the concept addresses by providing local solutions
decrease emission of CO2, stop use of plastic, reuse food through circular economy

Please attach the development plan of your concept. This plan should detail the plans you have for the further development and implementation of your concept, with a particular attention to the steps envisaged in the year following the application. The plan should also include envisaged results and benefits from the concept for direct and indirect beneficiaries. The results and benefits should be specified in relation to the objectives of the concept, and to what is expected in the context of the respective category

Not one way… (1).pdf
Please attach at least one high resolution image or visual representation of your concept to your application.
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Yes

By ticking this box, you declare that you are not in in one or more of the exclusion situations foreseen under Article 136 of the Financial Regulation.
Yes

By submitting this application, I declare that I am not related to the entities subject to EU restricted measures under Article 29 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and subject to Article 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU)1, and entities covered by Commission Guidelines No 2013/C 205/05), which are not eligible to participate in any capacity.
Yes

By ticking this box, you declare that all the information provided in this form is factually correct, that you assume sole liability in the event of a claim relating to the activities carried out in the framework of the contest, that the proposed concept has not been proposed for the New European Bauhaus Prizes in any other category or strand and that it has not been subject to any type of investigation, which could lead to a financial correction because of irregularities or fraud.
Yes

By submitting your application, you guarantee that you are the author or have the rights to proceed with the application and to authorise the use of the concept, initiative, and that you have obtained any necessary consents, licenses or assignments from third parties and included copyright notices when necessary.
Yes

By submitting your application, you understand that all the applications that meet the eligibility requirements will be shared for the purposes of the selection processes, and notably published on the secured platform prizes.new-european-bauhaus.eu and for the purposes of the promotion of these on the New European Bauhaus website and/or other European Commission communication channels. In this sense, the applications would be widely available. Applicants should ensure that they present their concepts, concepts, in such a way that they could be shared without giving rise to intellectual property related concerns. If your submission is selected as one of the finalists, it will additionally be shared for the purpose of the public vote that will take place. The European Union is granted a licence to use and share your application with the general public and the official external experts for the purposes of the selection process, including the voting. The European Union has the right to use the images and visual materials and the description provided in the application for communication purposes related to the contest and beyond. Rights granted comprise the right to store, reproduce, display, publish and communicate or distribute copies in electronic or digital format, including, but not only, through the internet. Unless you have disclosed your name, the European Commission has no obligation to share your name when using or disseminating your contribution to the public. The European Union cannot be held responsible in case any submitted concept, concept is found to infringe third party’s rights. The European Union shall be neither responsible for the use that third parties may do of the applications or related content.
Yes

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you read and understand that the ‘Guide to Applicants’ of the NEB Prizes 2023, available online in the website of the NEB Prizes 2023, is an integral part of this application form and that it must therefore be observed when completing and submitting your application.
Yes