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Award ceremony for ASEAN plastic pollution innovation challenge

The final pitching competition and awards ceremony for the Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge took place in Hanoi on January 26.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The final pitching competition andawards ceremony for the Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge tookplace in Hanoi on January 26.

Funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, theASEAN-wide competition aims to tackle plastic pollution in coastal areas ofVietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines by seeking, upgrading andspreading innovation solutions.

Among 14 finalists, four teamswon the awards, namely Galaxy Biotech, Green Joy and Refill from Vietnam andCIRAC from Thailand. Each winner received a seed funding of 18,000 USD and will start a 9-month impact acceleration programme.

The organisingboard received 159 entries from six ASEAN member states. The best 14 teamsjoined an incubation programme launched by the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme and the Vietnam Silicon Valley’s Accelerator Programme from October –December.

Team membersreceived necessary skill training and took field trips to Ha Long Bay in the northernprovince of Quang Ninh and Samui island in Thailand to learn about plasticwaste pollution there and meet with potential partners and clients./.

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