November 12, 2014 - Resources : Blog Past event

Plastic ‘teardown’ with Julie’s Bicycle and Closed Loop
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We got together again with Julie’s Bicycle for another fascinating day exploring sustainability and the circular economy. This time we went to Closed Loop Recycling in Dagenham, to see the journey the lucky plastic bottles take if they get to this recycling plant.
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November 10, 2014 - Resources : Blog Past event

Plastic – it’s a love/hate thing
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On the 3rd November we gathered together a room full of experts in plastic, from a range of fields: recycling, design, science, engineering and sustainability. A series of short lectures from members of this group revealed some fascinating insights, motivations, ideas, problems in plastic innovation and sustainability.
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October 28, 2014 - News : Past event

Sustaining Creativity: Circularity Showcase
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Join Julie’s Bicycle and the RSA’s Great Recovery team to explore the challenges and opportunities of ‘circularity’ in practice, and what creative practice might look like if we got it right.
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April 14, 2014 - Resources : Blog

3D Printing: A new mindset for the Circular Economy
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Clare Cunningham, co-founder and Creative Director at Faberdashery explores how the 3D printing movement will encourage more circular 'stuff'.
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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.
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July 15, 2013 - Resources : Blog Case study

‘New designs for a circular economy’ brief: Meet the winners round 2
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Learn more about the projects approved for funding under round 2 of the Technology Strategy Board’s ‘New Designs for a Circular Economy’ feasibility competition.
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April 1, 2013 - Resources : Blog

Plastic, plastic, everywhere but not a drop to use
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Alexie Sommer, Director of Communications for Thomas.Matthews, recounts her experience volunteering for a beach clean up in Hawaii.
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March 5, 2013 - Resources : Report

Great Recovery Newspaper: E-waste
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Download Edition 1 of our Great Recovery Newspaper, looking at E-waste, from February 2013. Download the web-version here.
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March 4, 2013 - Resources : Video

The Great Recovery Workshop: S2S Electronics
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S2S refurbish electronics in a really sane way - many e-waste recovery centres crush the whole product, then sort, but S2S repair and refurbish, or take apart by hand those items that can't be fixed.
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