Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle: Difference between revisions

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Waste hierarchy ^W

What communities can do

Bring and Fix schemes
Community art from recycled materials
Community paper collections
Develop community libraries of all kinds thereby promoting reuse and sharing, see separate article
Develop Community Recycling schemes or cooperatives, Community Wood Recycling Projects, Community compost schemes
Enable Computer recycling and Furniture recycling
Give or take days, Give or take stalls at Green fairs
Nappy laundering service
Precycling, Waste minimisation
promote free reuse and Better Use
Promoting products that are actually repairable in the first place (and not engineered to be disposable). A wiki or magazine could provide info on the most repairable products.
Rent instead of buy
Repair services and repair cafes
Scrapstores
Second-hand clothing, etc. stores, support charity shops
Waste exchange schemes
X-mas present swapping market

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 fix

Article in NewStart, October 2011

Bring & Fix, Rushey Green Time Bank, and on 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

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

Resources

Citizens data initiative

Recycling Infographic from reusethisbag.com

temporary editorial note: Technology Used to Protect Our Planet link moved to Ethical consumerism 08:46, 10 December 2015 (PST)

How to's

How to Start a Repair Café, Shareable

Maps

Global map of Restart Parties

The grassroots repair and fixit movement, Map brought to you by The Restart Project

Networks

Plastic Pollution Coalition, global alliance of individuals, organizations and businesses working together to stop plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on humans, animals, the ocean and the environment.
Repair Café
WARPit, resource redistribution network

Quotes

"“The most important fact about our shopping malls is that we do not need most of what they sell.” Henry Fairlie ^[2]

"If the garbage man calls, tell him we don't want any" Groucho Marx

Research

Grassroots Innovation and the Circular Economy - A Global Survey of Repair Cafés and Hackerspaces PDF, July 2014

Video

Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'

more video: NESTA innovation in giving fund - Bring and Fix on vimeo

News and comment

2019

Mar 19 New York City news: Composting in NYC ^[3]

Feb 14 Zero Waste Challenge, Roubaix

Feb 5 Capannori's zero-waste strategy, Italy

Jan 16 Demanding a 'right to repair' ^[4]

Jan 9 Climate news 2019: Climate change: 'Right to repair' gathers force ^[5]

2018

Dec 7 Totnes: ShareFest brings people together to share, repair, swap and make ^[6]

Finland: Where second-hand comes first, Nov 8 ^[7]

Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme, Apr 16 ^[8]

2017

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle UK: Make supermarkets and drinks firms pay for plastic recycling, say MPs, Dec 22 ^[9]

The 81-year-old woman inspiring Lebanon to recycle, Jun 8 ^[10]

Stop 'N' Swap Events Make New York City More Sustainable, Apr 26 ^[11]

Sweden: Opens World’s First Mall for Repaired and Recycled Goods, Apr 4 ^[12]

Stockholm Biochar Project, a Mayors Challenge Winner, Opens its First Plant, Mar 29 ^[13]

A Grassroots Repair Club in Argentina is Breaking the Cycle of Consumerism, Mar 15 ^[14]

2016

Germany Gleefully Leads List of World’s Top Recyclers, Nov 28 ^[15]

Shareable's Top 17 Decluttering Tips, Aug 3 ^[16]

2015

How to upcycle your neighbourhood, September 17 ^[17]

New worldwide website for Repair Café, September 9 ^[18]

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 ^[19]

2014

Plastic Bank: How to solve the plastic pollution problem and poverty at the same time, April 10 ^[20]

2010

Growing e-waste threat to health and the environment. Urgent need to prepare developing countries, says UN, 22 February ^[21]

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Zero waste and its Governance section, Waste reduction (category), Reuse (category), Recycling (category),

External links

The Plastic Bank, recycling to reduce plastic waste and poverty

Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'

The Restart Project, London-based social enterprise aiming to revive electronics repair in order to reduce waste
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

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[1] Glossary of sustainability terms

[2] signobserver.com

[3] Shareable

[4] weconomics.org

[5] BBC News

[6] Network of Wellbeing

[7] BBC News

[8] BBC News

[9] The Guardian

[10] .co.uk

[11] @Shareable

[12] wsnetwork.org

[13] rg.org

[14] @Shareable

[15] ytimes.com

[16] Shareable

[17] NewStart

[18] Repair Café

[19] ↑ efeefe

[20] Mother Nature Network

[21] United Nations Environment Programme

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 == What communities can do ==
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 * Community art from recycled materials
 * Community paper collections
-* Develop community libraries or all kinds thereby promoting reuse and [[sharing]], ''see separate article''
+* Develop community libraries of all kinds thereby promoting reuse and [[sharing]], ''see separate article''
-* Develop Community Recycling schemes, Community Wood Recycling Projects, Community compost schemes
+* Develop Community Recycling schemes or cooperatives, Community Wood Recycling Projects, Community compost schemes
 * Enable Computer recycling and Furniture recycling
 * Give or take days, Give or take stalls at Green fairs
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 * Waste exchange schemes
 * X-mas present swapping market
-== Campaigns ==
 == Why it matters ==
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 === The 5th 'R' ===
-A fifth 'R' is sometimes added. Examples include: 'Refuse', 'remanufacture', 'recover', 'restore', 'redesign', 'repurposing' 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 ==
-*[https://www.ifixit.com/ iFixit], the free repair guide for everything, written by everyone. Global community of people helping each other repair things
+=== Citizens data initiative ===
+*[http://www.reusethisbag.com/reusable-bag-infographics/all-about-recycling.php Recycling Infographic] from reusethisbag.com
+''temporary editorial note: Technology Used to Protect Our Planet link moved to [[Ethical consumerism]] 08:46, 10 December 2015 (PST)''
+=== How to's ===
+*How to Start a Repair Café, [http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-to-start-a-repair-cafe Shareable]
+=== Maps ===
+[http://therestartproject.org/global-map-of-restart-parties/ Global map of Restart Parties]
+[https://repair.crowdmap.com/ The grassroots repair and fixit movement], Map brought to you by The Restart Project
+=== Networks ===
 *[http://plasticpollutioncoalition.org/ Plastic Pollution Coalition], global alliance of individuals, organizations and businesses working together to stop plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on humans, animals, the ocean and the environment.
+*[http://repaircafe.org/en/ Repair Café]
+*[https://www.warp-it.co.uk/ WARPit], resource redistribution network
-=== Citizens data initiative ===
+=== Other links ===
-[http://www.reusethisbag.com/reusable-bag-infographics/all-about-recycling.php Recycling Infographic] from reusethisbag.com
+*[https://www.ifixit.com/ iFixit], the free repair guide for everything, written by everyone. Global community of people helping each other repair things
+*[http://therestartproject.org/restartparty/ Restart Party Kit]
 === Quotes ===
+"“The most important fact about our shopping malls is that we do not need most of what they sell.” Henry Fairlie <ref>[https://designobserver.com/feature/dawn-of-the-dead-mall/11747 designobserver.com]</ref>
 "If the garbage man calls, tell him we don't want any" Groucho Marx
+=== Research ===
+Grassroots Innovation and the Circular Economy - A Global Survey of Repair Cafés and Hackerspaces [http://cfsd.org.uk/site-pdfs/circular-economy-and-grassroots-innovation/Survey-of-Repair-Cafes-and-Hackerspaces.pdf PDF], July 2014
 === Video ===
+{{#widget:YouTube|id=-Yp1KKWpPpU}}
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+{{#widget:YouTube|id=72Z2wmgLiTc}}
+''more video:'' NESTA innovation in giving fund - Bring and Fix on [https://vimeo.com/30516976 vimeo]
+| style="background:khaki" |
+__TOC__
+== News and comment ==
+'''2019'''
+[[File:9th Av 30 St bikelane jeh.jpg|240px|left]]
+'''Mar 19''' [[New York City news]]: Composting in NYC <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/blog/composting-in-nyc-qa-with-earth-matter-founding-director-marisa-dedominicis  Shareable]</ref><br clear=all>
+[[File:France1.jpg|140px|left]]
+'''Feb 14''' [[France#Zero_Waste_Challenge.2C_Roubaix|Zero Waste Challenge, Roubaix]]<br clear=all>
+[[File:Siena z01.JPG|140px|left]]
+'''Feb 5''' [[Italy#Capannori's zero-waste strategy|Capannori's zero-waste strategy]], Italy<br clear=all>
+'''Jan 16''' Demanding a 'right to repair' <ref>[https://neweconomics.org/2019/01/demanding-a-right-to-repair neweconomics.org]</ref>
+[[File:Cyclists riding in Melbourne for 350 Climate Action.jpg|140px|left]]
+'''Jan 9''' [[Climate news 2019]]: Climate change: 'Right to repair' gathers force <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46797396 BBC News]</ref><br clear=all>
+'''2018'''
+[[File:Totnes High Street.jpg|140px|left]]
+'''Dec 7''' [[Totnes]]: ShareFest brings people together to share, repair, swap and make <ref>[https://networkofwellbeing.org/2018/12/07/sharefest-brings-people-together-to-share-repair-swap-and-make/ Network of Wellbeing]</ref><br clear=all>
+[[File:Päijänne and päijätsalo.jpg|140px|left]]
+[[Finland]]: Where second-hand comes first, Nov 8 <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46099418 BBC News]</ref><br clear=left>
+Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme, Apr 16 <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43783631 BBC News]</ref>
+'''2017'''
+[[File:Brightly coloured bins (geograph 3329979).jpg|140px|left]]
+[[Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle UK]]: Make supermarkets and drinks firms pay for plastic recycling, say MPs, Dec 22 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/22/make-supermarkets-and-drinks-firms-pay-for-plastic-recycling-say-mps The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>
+[[File:A view from Shanay village- Lebanon (2752226169).jpg|140px|left]]
+The 81-year-old woman inspiring [[Lebanon]] to recycle, Jun 8 <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40191270 bbc.co.uk]</ref><br clear=left>
+[[File:Central Park New York City1.jpg|140px|left]]
+Stop 'N' Swap Events Make [[New York City]] More Sustainable, Apr 26 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/stop-n-swap-events-make-new-york-city-more-sustainable @Shareable]</ref><br clear=left>
+[[File:Stockholm-Gamla Stan-3.jpg|140px|left]]
+[[Sweden]]: Opens World’s First Mall for Repaired and Recycled Goods, Apr 4 <ref>[http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sweden-opens-worlds-first-mall-repaired-recycled-goods/ goodnewsnetwork.org]</ref>
+Stockholm Biochar Project, a Mayors Challenge Winner, Opens its First Plant, Mar 29 <ref>[https://www.bloomberg.org/blog/stockholm-biochar-project-mayors-challenge-winner-opens-first-plant/ bloomberg.org]</ref><br clear=left>
+[[File:Museo Botánico Chirau Mita.jpg|140px|left]]
+A Grassroots Repair Club in [[Argentina]] is Breaking the Cycle of Consumerism, Mar 15 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/a-grassroots-repair-club-in-argentina-is-breaking-the-cycle-of-consumerism @Shareable]</ref><br clear=left>
+'''2016'''
+Germany Gleefully Leads List of World’s Top Recyclers, Nov 28 <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/world/what-in-the-world/germany-gleefully-leads-list-of-worlds-top-recyclers.html nytimes.com]</ref>
+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 ==
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 == Interwiki links ==
-Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Category:Reuse|Reuse]] (category), [[wikipedia:Category:Recycling|Recycling]] (category),
+Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Zero waste|Zero waste]] and its [[wikipedia:Zero waste#Governance|Governance]] section, [[wikipedia:Category:Waste reduction|Waste reduction]] (category), [[wikipedia:Category:Reuse|Reuse]] (category), [[wikipedia:Category:Recycling|Recycling]] (category),
 == External links ==
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+*[http://plasticbank.org/ The Plastic Bank], recycling to reduce plastic waste and poverty
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+*[http://therestartproject.org/ The Restart Project], [[London]]-based social enterprise aiming to revive electronics repair in order to reduce waste
-[[category:Sustainable community action topics]]
+*[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}}
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