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| Somerset entrepreneur wins environmental innovation award | |
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| An entrepreneur has won an award for a product that recycles excess phosphates in waterways to be used as fertiliser. | An entrepreneur has won an award for a product that recycles excess phosphates in waterways to be used as fertiliser. |
| Jane Pearce, from Bath, has designed a sponge made of 100% natural materials that sits in water and absorbs phosphates in areas where a build-up can cause harmful algae and contamination. It is then reused on farmland. | Jane Pearce, from Bath, has designed a sponge made of 100% natural materials that sits in water and absorbs phosphates in areas where a build-up can cause harmful algae and contamination. It is then reused on farmland. |
| The product has led to her being given an Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award. | The product has led to her being given an Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award. |
| "It's all about restoring environmental balance and does it by recovering and reusing phosphate, to clean up our waterways," said Ms Pearce. | "It's all about restoring environmental balance and does it by recovering and reusing phosphate, to clean up our waterways," said Ms Pearce. |
| Jane Pearce said she felt honoured to win the award | Jane Pearce said she felt honoured to win the award |
| She added: "I was shocked when I found out I'd won but now feel honoured to be amongst some other amazing women in business." | She added: "I was shocked when I found out I'd won but now feel honoured to be amongst some other amazing women in business." |
| Phosphates are a natural resource used to grow food which farmers require for crops. | Phosphates are a natural resource used to grow food which farmers require for crops. |
| The design uses technology to remove the phosphates safely from water and make them ready to be reused to reduce dependency on imported or mined phosphates. | The design uses technology to remove the phosphates safely from water and make them ready to be reused to reduce dependency on imported or mined phosphates. |
| "It's very simplistic but we've put a huge amount of work into it and it will create a solution to a large environmental problem, and one that's big right on our doorstep in Somerset," added Ms Pearce. | "It's very simplistic but we've put a huge amount of work into it and it will create a solution to a large environmental problem, and one that's big right on our doorstep in Somerset," added Ms Pearce. |
| Ms Pearce, who runs Rookwood Operations, also received a a £75,000 prize. | Ms Pearce, who runs Rookwood Operations, also received a a £75,000 prize. |
| "The financial element of the award is great for a start-up like ours," she said. | "The financial element of the award is great for a start-up like ours," she said. |
| "It will enable us to move forward with other projects we're working on and raise the awareness of the business which will help accelerate our growth." | "It will enable us to move forward with other projects we're working on and raise the awareness of the business which will help accelerate our growth." |
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