Bern – Scrimber, mymyio and Second Life Recharger have won the first Bern Upcycling Challenge. With this competition, the Department of Economics at Bern University of Applied Sciences and the Berner Kantonalbank development fund want to give a boost to practical and circular business models.
The winners of the first Bern Upcycling Challenge have been announced: Scrimber, Mymyio and Second Life Recharger. The prize from the Department of Economics at Bern University of Applied Sciences and the Berner Kantonalbank development fund is endowed with a total of CHF 30,000. It was awarded at the 2nd User Forum in Bern.
According to a press release, the competition aims to stimulate the transformation to a circular economy in the region and make an active contribution to the sustainable transformation of companies. At the same time, the greater Bern region is to be positioned as an important location for the circular economy.
The jury voted the Scrimber project into first place. Its high-quality load-bearing construction products made of wood can replace concrete and steel and thus CO2 emissions in the construction industry. The wood panels are made from low-grade wood assortments such as smaller, irregular log cross-sections or side material from sawmills and waste wood. After an initial utilization phase in a building, the parts can be reused.
Second place went to the upcycling furniture from Mymyio. They are made with discarded office supplies, but this is not recognizable. Mymyio can even offer customized product and project solutions from stocks of valuable raw materials.
In third place was the Second Life Battery Recharger project, a system that allows old e-bike batteries to be reused. It was developed by the Swiss Bike Park Oberried training and experience platform, together with partners such as Gustoil, Petrusso, Thömus, Twinner, Stromer and the GVB Cultural Foundation. ce/mm
