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Podcast – The circular economy playbook, episode 18: Mending our economy through repair with Make Mee Studio, ReVivo and Manchester Bike Kitchen

In this episode for Repair Week 2023, Ali and Rebecca interview three special guests championing the repair movement in different...

Podcast – The circular economy playbook, episode 17: Reclaiming luxury’s social impact with Marie Cudennec Carlisle

In this episode, Ali and Sarah interview guest Marie Cudennec Carlisle, CEO and co-founder of luxury furniture design business...

A man and a girl are shopping in a supermarket. The man is leaning down to choose an item of food. The girl is sticking out her tongue in concentration and holding a list.

Insight note – Waste not, want not: rethinking waste to help low-income households access necessities

The UK is currently suffering the worst inflation crisis in a generation, threatening to widen existing inequalities and...

Case study – The Toy Project: A circular economy toy story

Snapshot The Toy Project is an Islington-based charity that takes donations of pre-loved toys to be given to children who...

Case study – Phoebe English: Pioneering a fully circular, closed-loop fashion studio

Snapshot Phoebe English, a London-based sustainable fashion studio, has seen first-hand the volume of textile waste generated...

Podcast – The circular economy playbook, episode 16: Breaking the cycle of exclusivity with Philip Dobson

In this episode Ali and Antony interview guest Philip Dobson, founder of upCYCLE, a social enterprise set up during the pandemic...

Podcast – The circular economy playbook, episode 15: Sustaining steel reuse with Roy Fishwick

In this episode Ali and Andrea speak to Roy Fishwick, managing director of Cleveland Steel & Tubes Ltd. Having worked...

Case study – KAPDAA – The Offcut Company: Giving new life to textile waste

Snapshot KAPDAA – The Offcut Company turns brands’ off-cut fabrics into beautiful accessories. They saw how few solutions...

Case study – Birdsong: Extending the lifetime of garments through a new repair service

Snapshot Birdsong is a sustainable fashion studio based in East London. They decided to take their environmental ethos one...

Case study – THRIFT+ – Launching a new recycling Thrift+ bag

Snapshot Thrift+ is an online platform for second-hand shopping and resale. They saw first-hand how much textile waste is...

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