An example waste hierarchy W: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, and disposal.

This page brings together global news 2010-2020, on how to Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle, highlighting innovative strategies and community based and community led action. Learn about how communities positively impact through innovations, different projects and collaborations.

From Oakland to Utrecht, sustainability-focused maker villages unite artisans for creative exchange, Nov 26, 2019...[1]

  • Yes, Recycling is Broken by @LeylaAcaroglu, Jul 22[2]
  • From compostable diapers to recyclable building material: meet the 30 semi finalists challenging plastic waste. Jun 27[3]
  • Mending hearts: how a ‘repair economy’ creates a kinder, more caring community, Jun 12[4]
  • Bringing the power of plastic recycling to the people, May 6[5]
  • The library of things: could borrowing everything from drills to disco balls cut waste and save money? Apr 24[6]

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2018[edit | edit source]

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  • ShareFest brings people together to share, repair, swap and make. Dec 7[1]
  • Finland, Where second-hand comes first, Nov 8[2]
  • Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme, Apr 16[3]

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2017[edit | edit source]

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Make supermarkets and drinks firms pay for plastic recycling, say MPs, Dec 22, 2017...[1]

  • The 81-year-old woman inspiring Lebanon to recycle, Jun 8[2]
  • Stop 'N' Swap Events Make New York City More Sustainable, Apr 26[3]
  • Sweden Opens World’s First Mall for Repaired and Recycled Goods, Apr 4[4]
  • Stockholm Biochar Project, a Mayors Challenge Winner, Opens its First Plant, Mar 29[5]
  • A Grassroots Repair Club in Argentina is Breaking the Cycle of Consumerism, Mar 15[6]

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2010-2016[edit | edit source]

Germany Gleefully Leads List of World’s Top Recyclers, Nov 28, 2016...[1]

  • Shareable's Top 17 Decluttering Tips, Aug 3, 2016...[2]
  • How to upcycle your neighbourhood, September 17, 2015...[3]
  • New worldwide website for Repair Café, September 9, 2015...[4]
  • Gambiarra: repair culture, March 8, 2015. "Repairing things as a cultural trend is inextricably related to organic food, natural birthing, cultural diversity, upcycling, sustainable mobility, urban farming, fair trade, culture of peace and digital commons." by felipefonseca...[5]
  • Plastic Bank: How to solve the plastic pollution problem and poverty at the same time, April 10, 2014...[6]
  • Growing e-waste threat to health and the environment. Urgent need to prepare developing countries, says UN, 22 February, 2010...[7]

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