FAQ

FAQ

FAQ

Yes, it’s possible. The TRY AGAIN? materials can be used for independent or personal projects, as long as they align with the initiative’s values and principles. Simply go to the Materials page, select the material you’d like to work with, and click “Submit my project”.

Participants shall retain full ownership of the intellectual property rights related to their projects.
By submitting their work, participants grant the organizers a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, display, and communicate all or part of their project — including images, texts, and any other representations — for purposes strictly related to the promotion, exhibition, and documentation of the competition.
In all cases, the organizers shall ensure that the authors are properly credited whenever their work is used.

Yes, you can. Each open call has its own brief and selection process, and participants are welcome to submit different proposals to multiple calls simultaneously

TRY AGAIN? does not seek to provide industrial players with long-term, economically profitable solutions for surpluses that result from overproduction or overconsumption. These are issues that should instead be addressed through behavioural changes, reduction and rationalisation. With this initiative, we take a pragmatic approach, acknowledging that we are operating within a transitioning economy.

We support participants with:

• Free material (unlimited quantity)
• Logistics: we deliver the material to you (from January 2026)
• Flexibility: to participate without any regards to your professional background, experiences and connections.
• Comprehensive resources: technical documentation, and submissions templates.
• Dedicated support: hotline available from the start.
• National visibility: exhibition, publication, and professional jury.
• Transparent impact measurement: a final report provided based on your feedback on material usage.

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Yes and no. You have complete autonomy on the creative aspect of what you create. However, we’ll have to sign a short convention stating that you agree to tell us what has been done with the material (e.g. 15,000 went into the creation; 7,500 were broken during the prototype) and engage yourself to recycle anything that you’re not going to keep with our partner Veolia following our sustainability principles.

TRY AGAIN? is an independent initiative led by:

Impact Valley: a social innovation and sustainable transformation agency.

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TAVU: a creative visual communication agency.

Together, we support the ecological and social transition of organisations.

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We are currently strengthening our community with:

• Ambassadors and communication amplifiers, to boost visibility, spark engagement, and spread the message across diverse audiences
• Sponsors and partners, who support the development of our research and solutions through financial contributions or skill-based sponsorship
• Technical and environmental advisors, offering guidance across key disciplines to support both the initiative and its participants
• Logistics partners, who help ensure that raw materials and resulting solutions are accessible across the country

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YES! We strongly encourage everybody with a desire to know more, share or participate to connect with us! Shoot us an email and let’s have a conversation :-)

GSK is the main sponsor of this initiative. As its main sponsor, GSK provides financial support, handles the logistics, and supplies the primary material for the project: glass containers originally aimed to be used as syringes. This project aligns with GSK’s sustainability goals by repurposing 15 million unused glass containers from GSK’s former syringe stock, preventing their destruction and giving them a second life. It tackles waste by promoting reuse and upcycling, fitting into GSK’s waste management strategy of Reduce > Reuse > Recycle.