And the winners are...

Thanks to everyone who participated! It was wonderful to see so many inventive ideas to make products more sustainable. We believe these finalists are the best solutions based on our goals of practicality, functionality, and creativity. We've now looked in-depth at how each finalist performed within those areas. You can see their scores in their descriptions along with some feedback. Congratulations to all the winners!

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

1st Place Winner
Filter Holder Bottle by mart.berghs-1

Filter Holder Bottle

We like that this creative idea filters for 1/100th the cost of a Brita filter. Filtered water would add a lot of value to a very wide audience. It's functional because the filter component could be made cheaply out of ceramics.

Practical value: 1
Functional: 3
Creative: 1

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

2nd Place Winner
Water Collector by Tommy by tommy.mueller-1

Water Collector by Tommy

Better water collection would give value to many and we like the creative way that this entry got the job done. It's a great, functional concept!

Practical value: 2
Functional: 1
Creative: 3

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

3rd Place Winner
SGCHL The Plastic Bank - Splint by stefan.gales-1

SGCHL The Plastic Bank - Splint

This entry is an affordable solution for those needing medical care that could maybe pair up with the airway tool in a clinic's "digital" closet. Strength of material would play in a role in its functionality.

Practical value: 3
Functional: 6
Creative: 6

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

4th Place Winner
zoebe educational construction game by www.i-cad.es by n.brizuela-1

zoebe educational construction game  by www.i-cad.es

This multi-use educational game stood out to us because of its simplicity and usefulness. There is a lot of potential value for children with this type of concept.

Practical value: 6
Functional: 2
Creative: 10

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

5th Place Winner
Plastic Bank - Bottle Cutter by fernando.puerto.ruiz-1

Plastic Bank - Bottle Cutter

This bottle cutter empowers others to repurpose and conserve resources, making it a valuable and functional tool!

Practical value: 8
Functional: 7
Creative: 4

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

6th Place Winner
Suministro para plantas by javier.david.morales.guerrero-1

Suministro para plantas

Drip feeding plants is a smart way to conserve water. This valuable store of water allows developing countries to grow they plants they need. It's an added bonus that this reuses materials in a functional way.

Practical value: 4
Functional: 4
Creative: 13

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

7th Place Winner
RIKI (Recycle It Keep It) Multi-Tool by atom.jaay-1

RIKI (Recycle It Keep It) Multi-Tool

Having tools like this with multiple functions is important in developing countries. This entry is useful at all sizes, too, which makes it even more practical.

Practical value: 7
Functional: 12
Creative: 2

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

8th Place Winner
Sort@Source by mark.young--1

Sort@Source

We are fans of this entry's goal to improve sorting. Waste-pickers may prefer to sort using their hands which makes this less functional than some of the other entries.

Practical value: 5
Functional: 11
Creative: 8

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

9th Place Winner
Sun protection and vision corection all plastic glasses by konrad.jakubiak-1

Sun protection and vision corection all plastic glasses

We think the concept of slide-in lenses is innovative, practical for the special populations that need it, and functional.

Practical value: 9
Functional: 10
Creative: 7

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

10th Place Winner
Custom Lens Hood by gandhi.perkasa-1

Custom Lens Hood

We like that this entry brings 3D printing, reduced costs, and recycled plastic to photography. This should bring a lot of value because photography accessories are usually so expensive.
High value use of plastic...but not improving the life of a resource entrepreneur

Practical value: 10
Functional: 5
Creative: 11

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

11th Place Winner
PB Challenge - Footwear by govio-1

PB Challenge - Footwear

Footwear is an innovative concept to improve. This entry seems like the most practical way to do sandals.
I think this could break easily.

Practical value: 12
Functional: 8
Creative: 9

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

12th Place Winner
Toothbrush by rad.siderius-1

Toothbrush

Dental hygiene is important and hard for those in developing countries and this entry could be a big help there. It would need bristles to work which limits its functionality.

Practical value: 11
Functional: 14
Creative: 5

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

13th Place Winner
Fiber Optic Airway for Digital Hospital Supply Closet by samuel.gifford-1

Fiber Optic Airway for Digital Hospital Supply Closet

The idea of a "digital" hospital closet has so many possibilities and this is a great example of what could be available for use in one. We think another supply that was more readily needed would be more practical.

Practical value: 13
Functional: 9
Creative: 12

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

14th Place Winner
Tooth Paste Tube Sqeezer by stan.wile

Tooth Paste Tube Sqeezer

This entry provides a good way to get more value from anything that comes in a tube and creates less waste from more efficient use.
Not high enough value to win

Practical value: 14
Functional: 13
Creative: 15

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD

15th Place Winner
PB_Tonsor Razor by devin.sidell-1

PB_Tonsor Razor

This razor is useful to a lot of people but isn't very valuable. You would also need other parts to make it functional. We still think this is a great concept, though.

Practical value: 15
Functional: 15
Creative: 14

- The Plastic Bank, Freescape, and GrabCAD
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