UK South Africa -Tech Hub Plastics Innovation & Circularity Challenge 2023

Application Deadline: January 17, 2023

With the support of the UK South Africa -Tech Hub, an initiative of the UK Government, [email protected], and OceanHub Africa are calling for innovative solutions to address plastic issues in South Africa.

Eligibility

• Your startup is contributing to plastic circularity
• You are an incorporated for-profit and operate in South Africa ?
• You are a scalable service or product currently or soon to be available on the market
• Your product or service is clearly innovative and/or your business model is disruptive
• You are looking to grow your economic, social, and environmental impact

Requirements

…If you are based in South Africa, and have developed an innovative business/technological solution to problem plastics, such as:

• Technologies/systems to increase the rate of plastic collection
• Technologies/behavior change to facilitate the separation of waste after use or at the source
• A solution to better manage low-value plastics (single-use plastics, multi-layered packaging) through reuse and recycling
• Digital technology to address plastic pollution (e.g. behaviour change, reduction of the use of plastics, collection/sorting, recycling, tracking system)
• And any other innovation that could stop the leakage of plastic into the ocean
• A prototype of any of the above, which you are ready to test.

Benefits

As the winning finalist of the plastic innovation and circularity challenge you will:

• Be awarded R175 000 to further develop your innovation and business
• Be featured on the partners’ websites and their social media channels
• Have a chance to pitch in front of investors and other stakeholders during the leading African event on ocean-impact innovation, Ocean Innovation Africa Summit,
• Automatically secure admission in OceanHub Africa’s 2023-2024 cohort, 1st Pan-African accelerator program designed to support blue entrepreneurs

Access prototyping and testing facilities at the V&A Waterfront (if suitable).

As the runner-up of the plastics innovation and circularity challenge you will:

• Be awarded R25 000 to further develop your innovation and business
• Be featured on the partners’ websites and their social media channels
• Have a chance to pitch in front of investors and other stakeholders during the leading African event on ocean-impact innovation, Ocean Innovation Africa Summit,
• Automatically secure admission in OceanHub Africa’s 2023-2024 cohort, 1st Pan-African accelerator program designed to support blue entrepreneurs

Access prototyping and testing facilities at the V&A Waterfront (if suitable).

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UK South Africa -Tech Hub Plastics Innovation & Circularity Challenge 2023