It also makes it easier to recycle. Here’s a couple fo illustrative videos.
Gadgets are increasingly easy to repair and disassemble, by why isn’t everything made this way?
http://youtu.be/tQY1VdpHF4c
It also makes it easier to recycle. Here’s a couple fo illustrative videos.
Gadgets are increasingly easy to repair and disassemble, by why isn’t everything made this way?
http://youtu.be/tQY1VdpHF4c
Recycling more, is indisputably a good thing, but what are the implications for redesigning products and materials life cycles to improve their life span?
Over at the Ellen McArthur Foundation they are rethinking such things. Check out their youtube channel and website to see what they are up to:
We’ll be running a half day workshop to look at your waste issues. The idea is to formulate a series of projects, possibly in partnership with others, that will help us deal with particular waste issues.
A light lunch will be provided at the start.
What would make you recycle more? I know what I would like. Weekly collections and better segregation as I cannot stand having to mix stuff up and then separate it again – space is at a premium in my house, and I expect most other homes. And wouldn’t it be great if I we didn’t have to get so much junk mail and unnecessary packaging in the first place.
But what about you?
Another idea, which has a long history is to reward, by a deposit return, for returning certain items. See where it is being introduced in Scotland: http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/recycle-and-reward
We are one of five communities that have been selected to prepare businesses cases towards becoming Zero Waste Towns. The five :
Only one or two communities who will be then further supported to take projects forward in 2014/15.
We want to thank all the businesses, local councillors, community councils and other stakeholders for their support so far.