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Adorable goat playground raises awareness of upcycling waste

AGreenLiving

an educational pavilion and animal playground that raises awareness about the merits of upcycling. Because the pavilions would only be built of upcycled waste, the final designs were limited by the materials the architects could salvage. Adorable goat playground raises awareness of upcycling waste. Installed in the town of ?daži

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KOGAA upcycles construction waste into a plant-filled coffee hub

AGreenLiving

Related: This dad built a backyard coffee shop with repurposed materials The area closest to the entrance is used for sales, while the enclosed central space serves as both a showroom for professional barista machines and a multipurpose area for barista competitions and workshops. A ring of potted plants surrounds this office space.

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Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution

Envirotec Magazine

Through a series of events and workshops across Greater Manchester this week (11-17 March), R4GM will be shining a spotlight on the impact of waste and aims to empower residents to learn how they can save money – and protect the environment – by repairing the items many instinctively throw away.

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Something borrowed? Selfridge's pilots second-hand, rental and repair wedding wear services

Business Green

Dubbed 'Resellfridges: The Wedding', the pop-up workshop is slated to run for five weeks, offering customers vintage wedding accessories and outfits, as well as helping customers upcycle old clothes or rent entire wedding party outfits, the retailer said yesterday.

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Something borrowed? Selfridge's pilots second-hand, rental and repair wedding dress services

Business Green

Dubbed 'Resellfridges: The Wedding', the pop-up workshop is slated to run for five weeks, offering customers vintage wedding accessories and outfits, as well as helping customers upcycle old clothes or rent entire wedding party outfits, the retailer announced yesterday.

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Report details progress with four trailblazing circularity projects, one year on

Envirotec Magazine

All libraries are offering equipment, workshops, and tools free of charge to overcome cost barriers for the public, making everyday circular economy actions more accessible. SLIC plan to create a toolkit, disseminated through workshops, to share their learnings and help other library services across the UK replicate their approach.

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London event will coach public on repair skills

Envirotec Magazine

Supported this year by partner Suez, Repair Week is billed as an annual celebration of handiness, featuring repair workshops, films, expert advice and a directory of repair services – all of which are intended to help people gain and grow their repairing skills, save money and help fight climate change.