Team WaterSkins from the Netherlands came out on top with their idea to produce a polymer from wastewater which is then treated into a leather-like material.
Team PhytoTowel from Ireland placed second with their idea to simultaneously treat wastewater by soaking up nutrients and producing new, valuable green biomass. Team Loaf Foam from Belgium came third with their project to harness bread waste to produce starch-based packing material. The prizes for the top three were handed over by Mr. Isidro Laso Ballesteros, member of the cabinet of the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel.
