TEHRAN – Winners of the first ‘environment and urban management’ startup weekend were announced on Friday.

Organized by Tehran Municipality, the three-day event was held in Shahid Beheshti University.

Twelve teams put forward their startup ideas in topics related to environment and urban management such as traffic management, air pollution and waste management.

According to the official website of Tehran Municipality, the idea of turning waste into decorative material won the first place. The second praised idea was a mobile application which educates how to grow plants and facilitate plants buying and selling. And the third rank went to the idea of selling fruits and vegetables online.

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