The Great Recovery Workshops

After spending six months down mines, in hard hats and on factory floors, we have now come to the end of our first Great Recovery workshop series. Here are a few of our highlights:

Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall
Perched on the very edge of the Cornish coastline, this dis-used tin mine gave us a fascinating insight into the start of life: where do our materials come from?
Video | Guest Blog

Closed Loop, Dagenham
Nick Cliffe gave us a glimpse into the innovative world of plastic recycling, including both the successes and problems that arise when returning packaging back to food grade.
Video | Guest Blog

Sweeep, Kent
With its mountains of e-waste, a claw crane and an innovative cathode ray tube furnace, we had a fantastic time at Sweeep finding out how just what happens to our unwanted electronics.
Video | Video | Storify | Blog 

S2S, Rotherham
S2S do everything from manufacturing to refurbishment and recycling of existing electronic products, and has an incredible 98% materials recycling rate.
Video | Storify 

CatReman, Shrewsbury
At Caterpillars re-manufacturing plant we learnt all about the manual process of taking apart and reconstructing engines, as well as how to create a successful business model and service.
Video | Storify

LMB Textiles, East London
This family run business recycles clothes from across the South East, sending most of them to Africa, where there is a huge market for second hand western clothing.
Video | Video | Storify | Guest Blog

MERI, Sheffield Hallam University
At Sheffields Materials and Engineering Research Institute we were given a glimpse into the fascinating world of materials science, and the tools that are used to investigate what’s in our stuff.
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