GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The Strandloper Project is an invitation to aspiring ocean heroes to innovate a solution to land-sourced ocean plastic pollution.

It is an initiative that researches and highlights the damage that ghost fishing causes to the environment. It is challenging future ocean heroes to be part of the movement to reduce land-sourced ocean plastic.

Strandloper is running a competition with the aim of finding the perfect design for a self-flushing interceptor of plastic debris suitable for placement at the outlets of stormwater drains. 

The competition is open to all, but tertiary-level students with an interest in engineering and design are encouraged to compete for the cash prize of R25 000.

Design Innovation

Project Keep Plastic Out of the Ocean is a design competition organised by The Strandloper Project with the intention of intercepting this avalanche of plastic before it reaches our seas. Entrants will be required to design a self-flushing interceptor of plastic debris suitable for placement at the outlet of stormwater drains. 

Those who are selected to move through to the second round will then engineer a scaled proof-of-concept prototype of their design.

Competition guidelines

Round one: Each entrant must submit a design document describing their proposed innovation. The five best designs will move through to the finals.

Round two: Shortlisted entrants will continue to the next round, during which they will be required to engineer a scaled proof-of-concept of their design. This will be submitted by means of a short video presentation which will include a demonstration of the design under test conditions.

Entries close for round one on 28 April 2022.

For more information, email kim@strandloperproject.org.

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