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Waste hierarchy {{W|Waste hierarchy}}<br clear=left> | Waste hierarchy {{W|Waste hierarchy}}<br clear=left> | ||
== What communities can do == | == What communities can do == | ||
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A fifth 'R' is sometimes added. Examples include: 'Refuse', 'remanufacture', 'recover', 'restore', 'redesign', 'repurposing', 'rot' (compost), etc. <ref>[[Glossary of sustainability terms]]</ref> | A fifth 'R' is sometimes added. Examples include: 'Refuse', 'remanufacture', 'recover', 'restore', 'redesign', 'repurposing', 'rot' (compost), etc. <ref>[[Glossary of sustainability terms]]</ref> | ||
== Bring and fix == | |||
Article in [http://newstartmag.co.uk/features/bring-fix/ NewStart], October 2011 | |||
[http://www.rgtb.org.uk/bringnfix/index.html Bring & Fix], Rushey Green Time Bank, and on [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-and-Fix/240807815996877 facebook] | |||
== Repair Café == | |||
A Repair Cafe is a meeting in which people repair appliances/devices, organized by and for local residents. They meet at a fixed location where tools are available and where they can fix their broken stuff with the help of handy volunteers. Objectives are to reduce the waste pile, to maintain repairing knowledge and to strengthen the social cohesion. {{W|Repair Café}} | |||
[[File:Repair Cafe by Ilvy Njiokiktjien.jpg|320px]] | |||
== Waste minimization == | |||
Waste minimization is a process of elimination that involves reducing the amount of waste produced in society and helps eliminate the generation of harmful and persistent wastes, supporting the efforts to promote a more sustainable society. Waste minimisation involves redesigning products and/or changing societal patterns, concerning consumption and production, of waste generation, to prevent the creation of waste. {{W|Waste minimization}} | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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''more video:'' NESTA innovation in giving fund - Bring and Fix on [https://vimeo.com/30516976 vimeo] | ''more video:'' NESTA innovation in giving fund - Bring and Fix on [https://vimeo.com/30516976 vimeo] | ||
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== News and comment == | |||
'''2016''' | |||
Shareable's Top 17 Decluttering Tips, Aug 3 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/shareables-top-17-decluttering-tips Shareable]</ref> | |||
'''2015''' | |||
How to upcycle your neighbourhood, September 17 <ref>[http://newstartmag.co.uk/features/how-to-upcycle-your-neighbourhood/ NewStart]</ref> | |||
New worldwide website for Repair Café, September 9 <ref>[http://repaircafe.org/en/new-worldwide-website-for-repair-cafe/ Repair Café]</ref> | |||
Gambiarra: repair culture, March 8. "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 <ref>[http://efeefe.no-ip.org/livro/repair-culture/gambiarra efeefe]</ref> | |||
'''2014''' | |||
Plastic Bank: How to solve the plastic pollution problem and poverty at the same time, April 10 <ref>[http://www.mnn.com/leaderboard/stories/plastic-bank-how-to-solve-the-plastic-pollution-problem-and-poverty-at-the-same Mother Nature Network]</ref> | |||
'''2010''' | |||
Growing e-waste threat to health and the environment. Urgent need to prepare developing countries, says UN, 22 February <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=612&ArticleID=6471&l=en&t=long United Nations Environment Programme]</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[http://therestartproject.org/ The Restart Project], [[London]]-based social enterprise aiming to revive electronics repair in order to reduce waste | *[http://therestartproject.org/ The Restart Project], [[London]]-based social enterprise aiming to revive electronics repair in order to reduce waste | ||
*[http://www.worldcomputerexchange.org/ World Computer Exchange], [[USA]] and [[Canada]] based charity organization whose mission is "to reduce the digital divide for youth in developing countries, to use our global network of partnerships to enhance communities in these countries, and to promote the reuse of electronic equipment and its ultimate disposal in an environmentally responsible manner." {{W|World Computer Exchange}} | *[http://www.worldcomputerexchange.org/ World Computer Exchange], [[USA]] and [[Canada]] based charity organization whose mission is "to reduce the digital divide for youth in developing countries, to use our global network of partnerships to enhance communities in these countries, and to promote the reuse of electronic equipment and its ultimate disposal in an environmentally responsible manner." {{W|World Computer Exchange}} | ||
'''References''' | |||
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[[category:Sustainable community action topics]] | [[category:Sustainable community action topics]] | ||
[[category:Recycling]] | [[category:Recycling]] | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 16 November 2016
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Why it matters(article needed) The 5th 'R'A fifth 'R' is sometimes added. Examples include: 'Refuse', 'remanufacture', 'recover', 'restore', 'redesign', 'repurposing', 'rot' (compost), etc. [1] Bring and fixArticle in NewStart, October 2011 Bring & Fix, Rushey Green Time Bank, and on facebook Repair CaféA Repair Cafe is a meeting in which people repair appliances/devices, organized by and for local residents. They meet at a fixed location where tools are available and where they can fix their broken stuff with the help of handy volunteers. Objectives are to reduce the waste pile, to maintain repairing knowledge and to strengthen the social cohesion. W Waste minimizationWaste minimization is a process of elimination that involves reducing the amount of waste produced in society and helps eliminate the generation of harmful and persistent wastes, supporting the efforts to promote a more sustainable society. Waste minimisation involves redesigning products and/or changing societal patterns, concerning consumption and production, of waste generation, to prevent the creation of waste. W Resources
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temporary editorial note: Technology Used to Protect Our Planet link moved to Ethical consumerism 08:46, 10 December 2015 (PST) MapsThe grassroots repair and fixit movement, Map brought to you by The Restart Project Networks
Quotes"If the garbage man calls, tell him we don't want any" Groucho Marx ResearchGrassroots Innovation and the Circular Economy - A Global Survey of Repair Cafés and Hackerspaces PDF, July 2014 VideoError in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
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News and comment2016 Shareable's Top 17 Decluttering Tips, Aug 3 [2] 2015 How to upcycle your neighbourhood, September 17 [3] New worldwide website for Repair Café, September 9 [4] Gambiarra: repair culture, March 8. "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] 2014 Plastic Bank: How to solve the plastic pollution problem and poverty at the same time, April 10 [6] 2010 Growing e-waste threat to health and the environment. Urgent need to prepare developing countries, says UN, 22 February [7] See also
Interwiki linksWikipedia: Zero waste and its Governance section, Waste reduction (category), Reuse (category), Recycling (category), External links
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