THE PIONEERS
pierre duponchel
Lille - France
I use your jeans to insulate your house
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70 million jeans are thrown away every year in France and so the founder of the ‘Relais’ wanted to do something about it. He’s created a production chain that upcycles this high quality cotton fibre. An excellent example of circular economy.
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Paul Servin et Thomas CobbYou will make huge savings on water and detergent with our washing machine
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Paul MoreyMy radiator is inspired by the sun
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Your servers are cooled by my oil
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I take the elderly for a ride on rickshaws
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Muru ArunachalamI’m the first man to wear sanitary pads
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pierre duponchelI use your jeans to insulate your house
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François MaurisseI rediscover the beauty of small meadow flowers through my camera lens.
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alexandre dubernardI install air-conditioning systems above your head
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Anke DomaskeI manufacture fabric out of milk leftovers
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Francesca Miazzo Jessica SpadaciniI carry fruit and vegetables in the last mile
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Vandana ShivaI breathe new life into ancestral seeds
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Laurent GoudetI build houses out of hemp concrete
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Rita PanickerI created the children's bank
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Cédric CarlesI use nature to play turntables
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George MadhavanI turn water from your toilet into drinking water
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Luc JonveauxI export Bangladeshi Street Art
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Martine PostmaI created the Repair Café
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Anders WilhelmsonI created the world's simplest toilets
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aurelia wolffI invented a machine to dye fabric with vegetable scraps
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Jacques BremondMy technology reduces maritime shipping emissions
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Patricia DutreuxThese wood bricks don't need nails, screws, or glue
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Andrew BastawrousI detect cataracts with a mobile phone
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Rémi SuccojaMy electric bike runs on hydrogen
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Javier FernandezI invented a shrimp-based bioplastic
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Aurelia WolfI created an open-source machine to make natural dyes.
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Dhruv LakraMy couriers are deaf and mute
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David EdwardsI make edible food packaging
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wong Mun SummI doubled green space by building a hotel
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Salomon RaydanI created the bank of the poor
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Masaru EmotoI reveal the secret life of water
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SANJAY SACHDEV & HARSH MALHOTRAWe save lovers from death
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Sten de WitI created the world's first solar cycle path
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Arnoud Raskin & Ann Van Hellemontwe set up schools in the most unlikely places
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Lente RoodeI help cheetahs reproduce
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Hervé Thomas & Pierrick ClémentWe're marketing an invasive mollusk as a new seafood option
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Paul BenoitI heat your apartment with computing power
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Pierfrancesco MaranI collect your food waste to make compost
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Jason ChenI created a deodorising fabric with coffee grounds
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Cédric AuriolTrade your steak for bugs!
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Illac DiazI bring light slums with our old plastic bottles
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Jesús Manuel AldreteI make 100% biodegradable chewing gum
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Henry LiangI make paper from stone
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Peggy PascalI pioneered farming in a bag
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Marcelo VillegasI’ve created a bamboo laminate that’s cheaper than plywood
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Georgie DelaneyI recharge my phone while getting fit
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Eric ScottoI construct photovoltaic greenhouses to combine green energy with organic farming
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Shane ChenMy invention revolutionises personal mobility
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Martha DelgadoI trade your trash for organic food
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Catia BastioliI harvest thistles to make bioplastic
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Tal Ben ShaharI teach you how to be happy
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David WadströmI purify water with solar energy
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Agustín WolffI offer a roof to millions of people
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Mansukh PrajapatiMy refrigerator works without electricity
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Kanta HaniI created the zero waste festival
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Ernesto GramshMy invention could save your skin
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Shaktimat Om MokshanandaRelax on my carpet of nails
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Miguel NeivaI help the colour blind see colours
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Barthélémy DominiciI'm tackling ocean garbage
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Andrea ColemanOur drivers tackle some of Africa's toughest roads to save lives.
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Olivier DesmoulinCome on over, my neighbour’s making dinner
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Miguel LuengoWipe out malaria with my video game
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Dara O'RourkeMy app helps you make responsible consumer choices
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Mohammad Al-UbaydliI created the first medical Facebook
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Nek ChandI created the world’s largest work of art made from recycled objects
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I free the mental ill who have been kept in chains
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Josh NesbitI save lives with mobile phones
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Ogo MaduewesiI’m fighting Michael Jackson’s disease
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Javier De NicoloI created the Children’s Republic to keep kids off the streets.
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Katherine FreundI launched the first ride-sharing company for seniors
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Stephan WrageI invented a sail to power cargo ships
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Masaki TakaoI make bioethanol from your old clothes
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I created a universal language for the deaf community
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Guillaume BapstI created a network of solidarity supermarkets
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Sam AgutuI help people save for health care
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Hisham KharmaI'm fighting the blood mafia with my free donation network
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Bunker RoyI created the Barefoot College
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Veronica KhosaI support AIDS victims until their last breath
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Sameer SawarkarI offer an inexpensive complete check-up via telephone.
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Yukihiro KimuraI’ve pioneered diaper recycling
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Cédric PéchardI grow mushrooms from your coffee grounds
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Philippe Ouaki di GiornoMy solid water makes deserts bloom
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Jordi MartiI invented a blood test without needles
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Thomas GranierI'm building sustainable earthen roofs
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Takao FurunoI use ducks instead of pesticides in my rice fields
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Tammy DunakinI rent out my goats to mow your lawn
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Yumi SomeiI discovered a rich oil field in Tokyo!
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Angie ChatrakulI turn tilapia leather into designer shoes
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Amit GofferI help paraplegics to walk again
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Aline Mathilde PelsersWe started Homeless Man of the Year
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Francisco Da SilvaI make soap from used cooking oil
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Trevor FieldOur students pump fresh water on the playground
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Simon VélezI use bamboo like others use iron
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Guilhem Cheron, Marc-David ChoukrounOur ‘hives’ give you access to farm-fresh products for less
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Sandra AgueborI keep women off the streets by training them to be mechanics
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Esteban ChornetI fill up my tank with what you throw away
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Thierry JacquetI use plants to clean toxic soil
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Ursula SladekI created the first green energy network
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Heath NashI transform milk bottles into designer lighting
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Corentin de ChatelperronI cross oceans in a boat made of jute
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Tony MelotoI’ve helped a million Filipinos out of extreme poverty
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Gonzalez CatalinaI teach people to read with dominos
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Olivier DesurmontI wash cars without water
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Bethelem TilahunMy soleRebel shoes get extra miles out of old tires
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Plernpis ThongkladOur bank lends buffaloes
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Guilherme BampiI created a new recycled and recyclable material
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Amit ChughI bring sunlight to those forgotten by development
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Carlos EspinosaMy nets capture water from the clouds
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Natalie KillassyI designed an anti-rockfall textile
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Pierfranco Midali & Giacomo BonzaniWe're bringing light where the sun doesn't shine
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Tom SzakyI can recycle anything you throw away
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Stiven KerestegianI transform salmon skin into eco-leather
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Brent SchulkinI created a new kind of citizen action
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Mary GordonI teach empathy with babies
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Wolfram PalitzschI recycle rare earth metals
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Laurent Gachet et Touraya BouabidI opened an arts school for vulnerable children
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Alejandro EcheverriI’m reducing crime with urban planning
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Tortel PoltronaI give people back their smiles
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Veronika ScottI created a blanket coat for the homeless
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Peter VadaszI use the forest judiciously
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Olivier CussenotI use dogs to sniff out prostate cancer
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Jamie YangI bring electricity off the grid
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Robin WillnerI put your computer to work for a good cause
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Alfredo OliveraMy radio show is run by crazy people
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Felipe VergaraI started a fair student loan scheme
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Eben BayerI grow the packaging of the future
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Carlos FernandezI created a foldable electric car
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Jeremy GilleyI’m fighting for peace
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Washington CucurtoMy cardboard books are original and affordable
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Beverly BlumI'm cooking with solar!
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Bright SimonsI track fake medication
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Francine ShapiroUse your eyes to heal your trauma
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Daniel HofferI’m coming to stay with you
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Martine Le LuI use oyster shells to make paint.
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Clément ShalaMy cooker lets nothing go to waste
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Jim DenevanMy works exist in harmony with the natural world
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Oscar DiosI converted a Boeing 747 into a hotel
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Britta RileyI grow vertical gardens
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Neil HarbissonMy third eye translates colours into sounds
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Phil MorganMy restaurant runs on hydroelectric energy
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Jean KabutaLearn to praise yourself
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Daniel CharbonnierWe transformed a bunker into a hotel
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Suzanne LeeI grow my own clothes
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Richard ReynoldsI’m a guerrilla gardener
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Awen DelavalI created a fabric from the lotus flower
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Alan HeegerI invented flexible solar panels
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Benoit PagetI pay you back for recycling
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Serge LareaultI manage the world’s first newspaper for the homeless
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Marina BraunI transform unsold newspapers into eco-bags.
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pierre callejaI capture CO2 with micro-algae
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Radar NishuliI protect gorillas from coltan miners
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Anita AhujaI recycle plastic bags in New Delhi
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Tommy ThebergeI created metro maps for the visually impaired
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Jean François ArchambaultI offer gourmet dining to the poor
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Mariouche GagnéI give a new life to used fur coats
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Denis MukwegeI restore women who have been destroyed by rape
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Baruch RinkevichCoral reefs have a future because of my invention
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Claudia HollmI created a soup kitchen for animals
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Charlie ToddI created Flash Mobs
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Helen Evans & Heiko HansenWe shine a green light on factory emissions
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Soledad Pinero MisaThe toys I recommend for children aren’t made by other children
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Pilgrim BeartI lower your electricity bill
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Bart WeetjensI train rats to detect landmines
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Nina RaeberI transform sacks of fish food into chic shopping bags.
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Jan In't VeldI created universal eyeglasses
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Rainer NolvakI created Clean Up Day
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Bindeshwar PathakThe untouchables I help are no longer destined to clean human excrement
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Spencer TunickI photograph thousands of people in the nude
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Tobias LeenaertI converted my city to vegetarianism
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Jérôme SaloméI stand up for men in skirts
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François Jaquenoud & Lo ChayWe're providing potable water to those in need
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Christian BoisardI put a stop to stuttering in under three days
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Olivier CousinI cultivate my vineyards with horse power
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Isabelle QueheI created the Ethical Fashion Show
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Mel YoungI created the Homeless World Cup
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Trash from the sea is treasure for our art
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Jan Peter BergkvistI co-created the world’s first chain of eco-hotels
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Andreas HeineckeI turn out the lights to show you another world
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RuskigI tag your CV to help you find work
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Harrison DillonI create fuel from algae
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Madan KatariaI make you laugh out loud
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Valérie PacheI transform parasails into party dresses
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Christian MoullecI fly with migrating birds
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Michel SmitI turn your dance moves into kilowatts
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Atanase PérifanI created Neighbour Day
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joe mangrumI invite you to meditate on the streets of New York
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Major AhluwaliaI created a hospital for paralysed people like me
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Philippe BrousseauThe statues I sculpt weigh only a few grams
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Gazi BabaiarovaI fight against bride kidnapping
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Marie-Elisabeth FaymonvilleI use hypnosis for surgical operations