The DAWERR Innovation Challenge 2023 (IC23) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an exciting opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs to showcase their solutions and existing Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) aimed at addressing two critical challenges in Solid Waste Management (SWM): Sorting at Source and Selective Collection.
Berytech is launching the DAWERR Innovation Challenge 2023 (IC23) to attract startups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs).
RBNTech creates thermal insulation material from textile waste that can be installed in walls during the construction phase or at a later stage. By doing so, RBNTech contributes to a 15% decrease in the carbon footprint and energy expenses for homeowners.
PulP is a Lebanese startup that has innovated a solution for non-recyclable waste, tackling paper coffee cups and tetra packs.
According to the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency that specializes in information and communication technologies (ICTs), 53.6 million tonnes of electronic waste has
EPlastR, Pulp, and RBNTech successfully graduated from the incubation program of the DAWERR Ideathon 2022 funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The lack of sustainable waste management strategies has had a severe impact on the community and the environment in Lebanon. As the costs of waste mismanagement pile up, the lost opportunity of turning this waste into revenue and raw material grows even greater.
We talk to Samar Khalil, an expert in waste management and an activist in civil society organizations pushing for sound environmental policies for recycling in the country and driving awareness on the value of our recyclables, and the path to a circular economy.
With the heavy reliance on imports for their production, farmers carry the load of the currency crash. Local substitutes for compost and fertilizers are rising as entrepreneurs work on leveraging organic waste as a precious raw material.
Nadeera wins the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Clearinghouse 2021 program under the USAID Diverting Waste by Encouraging Reuse and Recycling (DAWERR) Activity with the aim of developing a digital marketplace for recyclables, challenging companies to provide innovative solutions in tackling the issue of matching buyers and sellers.
The production process of green concrete minimizes environmental destruction and provides a solution to the disposal of waste materials.
ClimberSpace, EPlastR, Heat Me Green, Pulp, RBNTech, and Upcycled are the six winning startups of the second edition of the USAID DAWERR Ideathon 2022.
Waste management maintains a circular economy that decreases importing of raw materials and helps export some recyclables to foreign countries. It creates job opportunities, decreases the use of landfills, and reduces the carbon emissions factories release.
Three winners, Reconcrete, Eco Match, and Biochar won Ideathon 2021 under the USAID DAWERR activity and two of them successfully completed Berytech’s incubation phase.
Nadeera is a social enterprise that provides digital solutions for solid waste management.
Berytech is the ecosystem for entrepreneurs, providing a dynamic environment for the creation and development of startups and SMEs, fostering innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in Lebanon.
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Saint Joseph University
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Beirut Digital District
Bachoura, Beirut, Lebanon
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