On December 22, the awards ceremony for the "9th CEMPREndimientos Recycling Contest" was held at the ORT Centro Auditorium. First prize went to the "Yo reciclo" project by Cecilia Campodónico, Cecilia Lombardi, and Paula Lombardi; the "Dual" project by Germán Canuti, a student in the Bachelor of Industrial Design program, received an Honorable Mention from the Jury; and "Click" by Santiago Maggioli and Alfonso Rosso, students in the Bachelor of Industrial Design program, received the People’s Choice Award. From December 21 to 23, the submitted and award-winning projects were exhibited at ORT Centro.
The objective of this design competition is to raise awareness among domestic and institutional users about the need for and importance of sorting potentially recyclable waste, through innovative products and communications. The competition, organized by CEMPRE, was supported by the Ministry of Housing, Land Use Planning, and the Environment; the Municipality of Montevideo; UNIT; Canal10; Nuvó-Tupperware; Endeavor; and ORT University.
Present at the awards ceremony were María José Gonzalez and Carolina Moreira representing CEMPRE, Roberto Elizalde from DINAMA, Álvaro Camacho from UNIT, and Industrial Designer Oscar Aguirre from ORT University.