A container filled with food, drink or leftover shampoo could contaminate an entire batch of perfectly good recyclable items, meaning they all end up going to landfill. Which is a huge waste – literally. Your recycling doesn’t have to be squeaky clean, but you should at least be scraping...
You may not be in a position to launch a buyback, trade-in, or upcycling program now, and that’s OK. What’s important is that you’re thinking about how to move toward participating in the circular economy. Quiz your existing customers and ask whether they’d be interested in a resa...
Undeniably, upcycling is having a moment. Sustainability meets style at this workshop inspired by the Museum in der Kulturbrauerei exhibition ‘Heavy Metal in the GDR’. All necessary materials are provided and no previous knowledge is required!
The expansion of second-hand fashion and upcycling is another promising solution to overproduction of fast fashion. A recent ThredUp report highlighted that the global secondhand market is expected to grow to $350 Billion by 2028. More Great Fashion Stories from Vogue Justin and Hailey Bieber Had ...
Financial concerns: Cash is king Grasping the dead stock meaning is more than just understanding unsold items. It’s about realizing the financial drain these items can cause. If stock isn’t sold, a business never has the opportunity to recover the costs associated with stocking that product....
Circular design, what is it?(双语) 作者:Brieuc SAFFRÉ 整理翻译:设计与设计师 ,版权归原作者所有,转载请注明出处。 什么是循环设计? Circular design, what is it? Over the past few years, waste management and upcycling, along with the growth of the circular economy have become fundamental ...
Journalists love exclusivity. If you’re giving the same canned statements to all the people you pitch to, then where is the value in that? If you’ve got one press release, story, piece of data, or expert to pitch, try upcycling that content into as many different angles as possible....
Upcycling food waste Building more sustainable food systems involves tackling food waste. Research suggests 1.18 billion tonnes of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted every year.4 In Japan, for example, the government has implemented a Food Recycling Law, which promotes the use ...
Upcycling, the art created from material previously deemed unusable, unwanted, or broken, is a form of sustainable art that has gained traction in recent years. Largely in part to the world’s growing plastic problem, artists use materials that would otherwise be in landfills to create their wo...
They are both “designer’s designers”, meaning that other designers find inspiration in their work.” What do you think the brand's legacy is? “How to design or work with complex concepts without being complicated. When you watch a documentary about Martin Margiela, all his ideas were ...