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🌿 Celebrating Innovation and Creativity: “Bioeconomy Through Art” Competition Highlights! 🎨 On December 5, 2024, the “Bioeconomy Through Art” competition brought sustainability to life through the creativity of high school students from Dimitar Vlahov High School in Strumica. As part of the SCALE-UP project under Horizon Europe, SDEWES-Skopje organised an event that encouraged students to use art and innovation to address global and local challenges and reimagine the future. The event was attended by 90 participants and more that 50 students with 25 teachers as their mentors in 20 teams—showcased ground-breaking ideas, including: 🍇 Wine stoppers made from grapevine bio-waste 🌸 From eyeliner to flowers: sustainable cosmetics transformation ♻️ Recycling paper and creating items from recycled paper 🌿 Nettle-based organic farming solutions 👗 Textile revolution: from waste to art 🎭 Bio Art: expressing nature through creativity 🚴 React, move, use a bike, and save the planet 🌍 The voice of nature: creative environmental messages 🧵 Crafting with jute threads, fallen leaves, branches, and more 🌡️ Agriculture in the era of climate change 🍄 Kombucha-based sustainable leather 🎨 Exploring the world of natural colors 🛠️ Crafting items from waste (bottles, caps, etc.) 📦 Creating items from paper waste (cardboard boxes, etc.) 🌱 For a healthier Earth 👗 The dress of the future 💚 Nature strikes back: a reminder of our responsibilities 🧵 Upcycling old materials (cloth or scraps from old clothes) 🎨 Nature is the greatest artist 🧼 Eco-friendly soap with loofah Each project combined innovation and sustainability, turning waste into valuable resources and art while addressing critical environmental issues and provided interesting bio-based solutions. 🎉 Congratulations to the winning teams for their creative and impactful contributions, evaluated based on innovation, feasibility, sustainability, and community impact by a distinguished jury. Additionally, the event featured a special guest project by young entrepreneur from Skopje. Her initiative presented a revolution in bio-based cosmetics, showcasing innovative products marketed through an online store and digital platforms. That demonstrated how young innovators can take bioeconomy one step further by integrating entrepreneurship with sustainability. Special thanks to the teachers, school leadership, and the municipality of Strumica for supporting these young changemakers. Together, we’re fostering a new generation of leaders in bioeconomy and sustainability.
