Describe how you have evaluated your project ideas against one or more of the SDGs.
Davy's original idea of making plastic in space has an attention-grabbing glamor to it, but if the technology could work, I would push for using it on earth, especially as "appropriate technology" for communities and local recyclers. I (Rick) must look carefully at exactly what Arvin has in his folder of many documents to see if we have a good enough result to brag about, but if we do, we should consider nominating ourselves for this.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call to action to integrally address global environmental, social, and economic challenges. iGEM teams can answer this call with this prize. Demonstrate how you have evaluated your project ideas against one or more of the SDGs, how you’ve consulted with SDG stakeholders, and how you’ve begun to form collaborations with other iGEM teams around the SDGs. You’re encouraged to look back at previous iGEM projects to evaluate them against the SDGs, and build upon them.
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