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08 Sep 2015
Taking our unique design-focused approach to the circular economy, The RSA Great Recovery partnered with recycling and waste company SUEZ to ask the question: ‘How can we design better systems that will increase rates of re-use and reduce the quantity of bulky items reaching landfill and incineration?’
Blog
27 Aug 2015
Lucy Chamberlin
In the UK most of our 'bulky waste' - items too large for a standard dustbin - still ends up in landfill or the incinerator. The Great Recovery's recent Design Residency has been investigating how we can change that.
24 Aug 2015
The majority of sofas in the UK are not re-used: how can we as consumers and citizens do our bit to ensure that our furniture stays out of landfill, and instead has a long life of use and re-use? Here are seven tips from The Great Recovery.
03 Jul 2015
Lucy Chamberlin reflects on the recent circular economy summit in Brussels and the complex realities involved in shifting Europe towards greater circularity.
Comment
02 Jul 2015
Ed Gardiner Ella Britton
Edward Gardiner and Ella Britton argue that economic growth depends on a culture of creativity and human-centred design.
27 May 2015
The Great Recovery team get to work deconstructing an old sofa, bringing the circular economy to life on the streets of Clerkenwell.
17 May 2015
One of this year's Student Design Award briefs asked students to redesign a children's toy to eliminate waste and reduce environmental impacts.
Fellowship news
21 Apr 2015
This month’s Fab Friday is inspired by the Fashion Revolution campaign. Join us on Friday 24 April as The Great Recovery and Fab Lab London explore how the clothes we wear can become ‘circular by design’.
09 Apr 2015
Sophie Thomas
We're all familiar with dropping items into our household bins - this bottle for recycling, that packet for waste - but what happens to these bags and their contents when they leave our curbside?
01 Apr 2015
Reflecting on The Great Recovery's partnership with Fab Lab London, Sophie Thomas explains why having circular economy thinking in makespaces provides the perfect combination for disruptive innovation.
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