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Professor Hikmat Hilal and Dr Amer El-Hamouz of the An-Najah National University at Nablus on the West Bank won the award in 2000 for their proposal to turn the waste from olive oil production into valuable by-products by means of environmentally sensitive processes. This waste is a significant problem in Palestine and in Mediterranean areas. Since winning the award they have attracted additional funds and are taking steps to start up a pilot plant. The runners up in 2000 were Anselm Rosario of the Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies' South Asia Urban Waste Programme in Bangalore, India and a joint submission by Dr Paul Mankiewicz and Thomas Outerbridge of the Gaia Institute in New York. Anselm proposed a solid waste management system embracing teams of waste pickers, the promotion of composting and recycling techniques and the establishment of waste resource centres. Drs Mankiewicz and Outerbridge outlined a proposal to improve the community environment of urban areas like Brooklyn, by capturing storm water and organic waste and turning them into wetland habitats and green parks. |
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