We collaborated with the students from Northwestern Switzerland’s leading FHNW School of Business, one of Switzerland’s leading universities of applied sciences. Matthias Schwager, Chief of Staff at our company, was educating and challenging the students to come up with innovative recycling solutions. Read more about what the top three students came up with.
In 3rd place was Debora Zagami. She created a solution for reusing inactive Nexxiot Globehoppers, taking the inner parts of the device and for tracking and solar power for campervans.
In 2nd place was Colin Meyer’s Nexxiot Wall – an innovative way to power homes using a self-charging solar energy system. This cost-effective solution would act as a remote power supply, withstand all weather conditions and act as an earthquake detector. All judges agreed this was a highly innovative way to repurpose the Nexxiot Globehopper.
But there could only be one winner, and Darjo Susta was chosen as our number 1. He created a fascinating way of using inactive Nexxiot parts to create bright light to rural India, merging four devices per household to create sufficient energy. He also set out a method of creating alarm systems using old Nexxiot devices, to combat high crime in rural areas.
All three ideas showed forward-thinking initiative, with a vision that tracks with Nexxiot’s mission to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions. You can take a closer look at their work in PDF below.
The competition revealed just how creative recycling and sustainability can be. At Nexxiot, we have the opportunity to recycle up to 2000 pieces of hardware each year, so the potential for a positive ripple effect is huge. We will continue looking for the most efficient, forward-thinking ways to do good for the planet.
Keep an eye out for the results of these ideas, coming soon!