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May 13, 2015 - Resources : Blog

Wearable Technology: Destined for landfill?

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Are we turning technology into a new set of disposable products which we use for a short while and then we throw away, just like paper cups?
digital technology, landfill, metals

April 22, 2015 - Resources : Blog Video

On the Bins…

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We're all familiar with dropping items into our household bins - this bottle for recycling, that packet for waste - but what happens to these bags and their contents when they leave our curbside? Sophie Thomas joined Kensington and Chelsea's Waste and Recycling collectors to find out.
landfill, video

April 4, 2015 - Resources : Blog

One-minute recycling!

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We can all be guilty of slipping the odd plastic bottle into the black bag, but Sebastian de Cabo Portugal, intern at RSA The Great Recovery, reminds us why recycling at home is so important, and gives us his top tips to remember. How much time have you ever...
landfill

March 9, 2015 - Resources : Video

The Survivor Sofa Story

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We generate approximately 1.5 million tonnes of bulky waste each year. How can design rethink these sofas, mattresses and furniture for a more circular economy?
landfill, video

September 25, 2014 - Resources : Past event Video

The Tipping Point: Where design comes to die

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What happens to stuff we throw away? Our three Design Residents gain some first-hand insight into what happens to products when they are thrown away.
design residency, event, landfill, video

April 23, 2014 - Resources : Blog

European Forum on Eco-Innovation, Hannover, April 2014

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'Wasted Potential! Towards circular economy in cities’, Hear what we got up to at 16th European Forum on Eco-Innovation in Hannover.
conference, government, landfill

January 28, 2014 - Resources : Blog

It’s time to Wake Up to the True Costs of our Tech

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Hal Rhoades from the Gaia Foundation explores the irony of the digital age and highlights the 'true costs' of our technology. He suggests how we can do our bit to minimise the negative by-products of tech consumerism.
digital technology, guest blog, landfill, metals

January 17, 2014 - Resources : Blog

Restarting electronics: Addressing the needs of the silent majority

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Janet Gunter explores the possibility that most of us are not obsessed with endless consumption of electronics, and would rather get more use out of the devices we currently own.
guest blog, landfill, metals, plastic

April 30, 2013 - Resources : Blog

Back to basics

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Written for the Guardians new Resource Efficiency Hub, Great Recovery project leader Sophie Thomas explores how waste is a design flaw and how we need to rethink products to ensure fewer end up on the mountain of e-waste.
landfill, teardown
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