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The Zero Waste Strategy adopted in 2016 aims to improve the quality of recycled products and, more specifically, of organic matter. This is to be done by reducing the amount of waste produced, reusing products and efficient recycling of waste. And all this in accordance with the motto of the Zero Waste Strategy: the best waste is the one that isn't created in the first place.
Digital Trust for Places and Routines is a project that seeks to advance an open-source communication standard for digital technology that enables agency for people in the real world. We believe that by first enabling transparency and understanding, we can increase accountability and human agency so that there can be trust in digital technology.
Spain’s second largest area just released its zero waste strategy plan with clear objectives for 2025.
The Zero Waste Cities approach is a continuous effort to phase out waste – not by burning or landfilling it – but instead by creating and implementing systems that do not generate waste in the first place
Firstly, scan cars – vehicles that are equipped with sensors to collect data on the urban environment – are becoming increasingly popular to help the municipality to carry out tasks efficiently. For example with parking policy enforcement, waste registration and advertisement taxation. Apart from making the city more efficient and clean, with this project we question and explore what public and democratic values should be embedded in the implementation of these scan cars.
Data: a promise for life in the city. Data enables us to tackle major problems of modern cities, making them cleaner, safer, healthier… but only as long as people stay in control of the data, and not the other way round. We – companies, government, communities and citizens – see this as a team effort and want to be a leading example for all other digital cities across the globe. To get started, we have come together to set out the following shared principles.
The Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, aims to promote, protect and uphold human rights on the internet at the local and global level.
With the support of the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), we share best practices, learn from each other's challenges and successes, and coordinate common initiatives and actions. Inspired by the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC) the work of 300 international stakeholders over the past ten years.
With the support of the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), we share best practices, learn from each other's challenges and successes, and coordinate common initiatives and actions. Inspired by the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC) the work of 300 international stakeholders over the past ten years.
Simple ideas, basic skills and everyday materials that help repair & transform your old objects.
Alle StW-design-Objekte werden von dem in London geborenen Künstler Stuart N.R. Wolfe als Einzelstücke entworfen und individuell in einer Berliner Werkstatt in Handarbeit gefertigt.
Das Haus der Materialisierung ist ein Zentrum für gebrauchte Materialien in Berlin. Bei verschiedenen Akteuren könnt ihr von Möbeln, über Holzwerkstoffe, Metallwerkstoffe, Textilien bis hin zu Farben und Schrauben alles finden. Kommt vorbei!
The ships are old junk heaps run on a shoestring by hard-bitten characters on the edge, seemingly held together with two pieces of string, chewing gum, and the will of God — the SF equivalent of the struggling Film Noir private eye, in other words.
Creating the Junkyard Planet. Adam Minter Talks Circular Economy and Christmas Tree Lights - YouTube
Adam Minter, author of Junkyard Planet, stopped by iFixit Headquarters to give an super interesting talk on rethinking e-waste, the circular economy and the fate of all your thrown away Christmas tree lights. Adam's an amazing author and an even better speaker so we hope you enjoy his talk as much as we did.
DRDs are ovoid, approximately 14 inches long, 10 inches wide and 8 inches tall, with two flexible black eyestalks with lights. They contain multiple tools and sensors to maintain and repair the Leviathan they inhabit, including a plasma welder which can double as a weapon.
Old parts, new parts or spare parts, you can shine no matter what you're made of!
An interactive educational toolkit for upper secondary high school educators and students to integrate circular thinking into the classroom.
The lifecycle of your phone has big impacts on the planet.
Upcycling Deluxe ist der größte Onlineshop für Upcycling Design in Deutschland. Entdecke eine ganze Welt voller ungewöhnlicher wiederverwendeter Materialien, denen mit liebevoller Handarbeit in Entwicklungsländern zu neuem leben verholfen wird. Damit helfen wir nicht nur aktiv bei der Wiederverwertung von Müll, wo es keine Recycling-Möglichkeiten gibt, sondern wir stärken gleichzeitig auch lokale Wirtschaft um Armut zu bekämpfen.
Upcycling vs. Recycling
Unter Upcycling versteht man die kreative Wiederverwertung vermeintlich nicht mehr brauchbarer Materialien und Reststoffe in Form von neuen Designs. Die Ausgangsmaterialien werden – im Gegensatz zum Recycling – durch die neue, hochwertige Verarbeitung aufgewertet und sind daher neu hergestellten Produkten mindestens ebenbürtig. So werden ausrangierte Ölfässer zu einzigartigen Lampen und alte Zementsäcke zu Laptophüllen umfunktioniert.
Upcycling vs. Recycling
Unter Upcycling versteht man die kreative Wiederverwertung vermeintlich nicht mehr brauchbarer Materialien und Reststoffe in Form von neuen Designs. Die Ausgangsmaterialien werden – im Gegensatz zum Recycling – durch die neue, hochwertige Verarbeitung aufgewertet und sind daher neu hergestellten Produkten mindestens ebenbürtig. So werden ausrangierte Ölfässer zu einzigartigen Lampen und alte Zementsäcke zu Laptophüllen umfunktioniert.