OrcaTec is working towards the reduction of single-use plastics on the Galapagos Islands since 2014. The local consumption of disposable plastic cups was an estimated 1.2 million per year (3290 cups per day). The IGUANA CUP project aims to reduce the use of single-use plastic cups in Galapagos by at Read more [...]
Reusable Iguana Cup System Galapagos
Puerto Ayora (Ecuador)
Category: Cities (buildings, mobility, energy, water, waste management, ...), Consumer products & electronics, Food & Beverages, and Manufacturing (equipment, furniture, plastics, chemicals, ...)
Type of stakeholder:
- Education
- Government
- Non-profit
- Private sector
Type of strategy:
- Resources (e.g.: biodegradable materials and renewable energy)
- Business models (e.g.: rent and re-sell)
- Circular design (e.g.: cradle to cradle and design for disassembly)
- Product Life Extension (e.g.: repair and share)
- Waste as a resource (e.g.: composting and recycling )