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<\/p>\nMaila Conte, an entrepreneur from Bento Gon\u00e7alves, was the only Brazilian to win the Gold Medal in the BRICS Technological Innovation competition, held from September 15 to 17 during the 14th InnovaCities in Foz do Igua\u00e7u, Paran\u00e1. In addition to the award, she also placed third in the Regenerative Innovation competition, which focuses on projects with a positive socio-environmental impact.<\/p>\n
A law graduate, Maila is the founder of the startup Hi! Mundo, incubated at Inova Bento, responsible for developing a smart recycling center to modernize waste collection.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI spent two years collecting recyclable materials in the building where I live to see how much waste I generated and understand the process,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
The experience led her to create, in 2023, the startup that has already raised more than R$ 700 thousand in resources from FAPERGS and Embrapi\/FURG.<\/p>\n
The recycling point, with a capacity of 10,000 liters per day, will feature hybrid artificial intelligence to identify waste, monitor packaging in real time, and offer digital credits to citizens.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to raise awareness and encourage simple actions to transform waste disposal into something sustainable and rewarding,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n
In October, Maila will take the project to Croatia, where she will participate in ARCA \u2013 International Innovations Exhibition, the third largest innovation event in Europe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to think about the future for a balanced and healthy ecosystem,\u201d says the entrepreneur.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Maila Conte, empreendedora de Bento Gon\u00e7alves, foi a \u00fanica brasileira a conquistar a Medalha de Ouro na BRICS de Inova\u00e7\u00e3o Tecnol\u00f3gica, realizada entre 15 e 17 de setembro, durante a 14\u00aa InnovaCities em Foz do Igua\u00e7u (PR). Al\u00e9m da premia\u00e7\u00e3o, ela tamb\u00e9m ficou em terceiro lugar na competi\u00e7\u00e3o de Inova\u00e7\u00e3o Regenerativa, voltada a projetos com […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n