
LEAFYLIFE
Turning dirty diapers into fuel and building materials
These initiatives and start-ups are building a more fair and sustainable society using innovative design. From prototypes to community projects, you’ll find projects in diverse stages of development, drawing from a wide range of strategies — with creativity at their core. Each one joined WDCD’s community through a design Challenge, and it’s WDCD’s role to support them in building their resources, network, skills and knowledge.
Want to get involved with your project, start-up or idea? Check out our Challenge programmes — where the creative community pilots, tests and scales design-driven innovations. Sign-up for the newsletter to be the first to know when a new Challenge is open for applications.

Turning dirty diapers into fuel and building materials

A pick-up service turning organic waste into compost

Experimenting with new uses for tree pruning waste

Swapping clothes with your local community

Handcrafted tiles made from upcycled carbon

A system of aquaponics urban farms on the rooftops of São Paulo

Transforming fruit and vegetable peels into bioplastic and leather

Making the switch to clean energy easy & efficient

Preserving energy through higher altitude water storage

Vertical farm systems for Nairobians of all income levels

A lightweight container to keep produce fresh on the journey from farm to market

World's first self-powering greenhouse