From earthly electronics to a room full of carbon tiles
See the latest products & prototypes from the winners of the No Waste Challenge
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A festival dedicated to the New European Bauhaus
Four-day event celebrates Europe’s most beautiful, sustainable and inclusive projects
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The creative entrepreneur’s guide to WDCD Live Amsterdam 2022
‘We started as entrepreneurs and left as designers’
No Waste Challenge winners present their progress at Demo Day
5 ways to embed circularity into your creative startup
An interview with Manon Klein from Impact Hub Amsterdam
No Waste Challenge winners revealed
16 design-driven solutions to take less, make better & handle smarter
‘Design is a great stimulator in the search of solutions’
No Waste Challenge jury shares valuable advice ahead of grand finale
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Amsterdam
Shortlist zeroes in on the sustainable materials of the future
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Delhi
Shortlist highlights a social approach to tackling India's waste problem
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Mexico City
Shortlist brings ideas to take recycling and composting to the next level
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Nairobi
Shortlist champions circular strategies for better health and wellbeing
No Waste Challenge Nominees: São Paulo & Rio
Shortlist features everyday solutions for makers, home cooks and waste pickers
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Tokyo
Shortlist draws inspiration from ancient techniques to artificial intelligence
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Global
Shortlist includes fashion chains, foraging campaigns and a living coffin
85 promising ideas for a world beyond waste
Introducing the No Waste Challenge nominees
Four Trends Shaping Circular Design Today
Less plastic, more people power + other big ideas from the No Waste Challenge
Past Challenge winners – where are they now?
See how 5 winners of WDCD Challenges continue to grow their impact today
No Waste Challenge receives a record-breaking 1409 entries
The global design competition now enters its selection phase
Wekesa Zablon on his hyper-local approach to circularity
No Waste Challenge in Nairobi: Tackling mobility, food and community
Food waste, reimagined
Foodvalley NL highlights six circular initiatives changing the way we eat and farm
Six innovations taking on the plastic waste crisis
WWF highlights bold solutions to achieve no plastic in nature by 2030
‘Climate change is the most challenging brief I’ve worked on’
Naresh Ramchandani on creativity, sustainability & designing out waste
Haven’t we all been bad designers?
New campaign shares calls to action by Bruce Mau, Selly Raby Kane & more
In Indian society, repair is a dying skill
No Waste Challenge in Delhi: On frugality, sharing and craftsmanship