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PLASTEAM ERASMUS+ project

STEAM education for plastic-free primary schools

  • ABOUT
  • PARTNERS
    • AGORA NIEKÉE (NL)
    • CNPCD (RO)
    • EFFEBI (IT)
    • EURODIMENSIONS (MT)
    • MIO-ECSDE / MEdIES (EL)
    • NEMO Science Museum (NL)
    • SCOALA GYMNAZIALA Nr 10 (RO)
    • THEMISTOKLIS S.A. (EL)
  • OUTPUTS
    • O1 – PLASTIC FOOTPRINT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
    • O2 – RECOMMENDATIONS & CONTEST FOR PLASTIC-FREE SCHOOLS
    • O3 – STEAM BOX & LAB
  • DELIVERABLES
    • O1-A1 Booklet of good practices
    • O1-A1 Survey on Students
    • O1-A1 Survey on Teachers
    • O2-A2 Recommendations for managers & teachers
    • O2-A3 Recommendations for students & families
    • 03-A1 STEAM-Box Methodology
    • O3-A2 STEAM-Box
  • EVENTS
    • EU Seminar, Greece, March 2022
    • A webinar on STEAM-Box
    • Info Day – Italy
    • Info Day – Greece
    • Info Day- Malta
    • Info Day – Netherlands
  • COMMUNICATION
  • CONTEST PLASTIC 2022

Videos

16Jun202229Dec2023

What is Upstream Innovation?

Iro Alampei PLASTEAM
What is Upstream Innovation?

In a circular economy, upstream innovation is about tracing a problem back to its root cause and tackling it there. It means that rather than working out how to deal with a pile of waste, we prevent it from being created in the first place.

Watch 3 min video on YouTube.

Credits: Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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