This months session was about upcycling items.
Ahmed (Sustainablilty Leader) had prepared a presentation.
What's an item that you have had for as long as you can remember?
I answered my parental home in Manchester.
What is upcycling to you slide
What is upcycling to you?
Upcycling is a great way of addressing these waste figure and encouraging people to think about reusing previously unwanted items.
What is upcycling to you?
Upcycling is reusing discarded products or materials to create a product of higher quality or perceived value the original.
So, why upcycle?
So, why upcycle?
BUY
MAKE
THRIFT
SWAP
BORROW
USE WHAT YOU HAVE
The Buyerarchy of needs (with apologies to Maslow)
So, why upcycle?
Circularity at IKEA
Linear Economy
Recycling Economy
Circular Economy
Circular IKEA
Our circular approach to Reusing and Recycling is an essential part of our commitment to becoming climate positive by 2030.
What is IKEA doing?
Services, resources and tools
FIXA range
Spare parts
Buyback scheme
Uplifting and disposal services
IKEA Buyback Scheme
Helping you help your furniture
What else do we do?
Circular Hub
Charity Partners
Recycling behind the scenes
Live LAGOM!
Ahmed explaining the Recycling at IKEA slide
Recycling at IKEA
Chris - Chief Recycler
Circular Hub
FIXA tools
IKEA Products Upcycling
IKEA Products Upcycling
Upcycling Ideas and Techniques
Upcycling Ideas and Techniques
Tack! Thank you!
Upcycle a small piece of furniture or accessory with shown techniques and make it your own.
My cane partition
Its not a small piece of furniture but I have aspirations of painting it white.
Wood conditioner
White IKEA paint
Many thanks for Ahmed for providing wheelchair assistance for the tour of the Recycling team and Circular Hub. I was very grateful.
Thank you for our IKEA gifts
I look forward to the April 2022 session.
Further Reading and Links
This year the Fairtrade Foundation organised several webinars about Fairtrade Farmers and the Climate Crisis before and during Fairtrade Fortnight 2023.
I have translated this vlog in Urdu.
اس سال فیئر ٹریڈ فاؤنڈیشن نے فیئر ٹریڈ فورٹ نائٹ 2023 سے پہلے اور اس کے دوران فیئر ٹریڈ فارمرز اور موسمیاتی بحران کے بارے میں کئی ویبنارز کا اہتمام کیا۔
میں نے اس بلاگ کا اردو میں ترجمہ کیا ہے۔
This year's International Women's Day campaign was about embracing equity.
Sadly my right shoulder has been very painful and didn't receive the World Fair Trade Organization tool kit in time and designed my own IWD23 poster.
I decided to write my poster in English and Urdu.
I hope I can record a video for next year.
اس سال خواتین کے عالمی دن کی مہم مساوات کو اپنانے کے بارے میں تھی۔
افسوس کی بات ہے کہ میرا دایاں کندھا بہت تکلیف دہ رہا ہے اور مجھے ورلڈ فیئر ٹریڈ آرگنائزیشن ٹول کٹ بروقت نہیں ملی اور میں نے اپنا IWD23 پوسٹر ڈیزائن کیا۔
میں نے اپنا پوسٹر انگریزی اور اردو میں لکھنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔
مجھے امید ہے کہ میں اگلے سال کے لیے ایک ویڈیو ریکارڈ کر سکوں گا۔
This month I continued to heal from my shoulder procedure (January 2022) and am learning to live with pain in my right shoulder.
I participated in several webinars the first being the World Cancer Day 2023.
The second webinar was organised the World Pulse Changemaker Lab 2022 Program.
I participated in Fairtrade Fortnight 2023 which commenced February 27th - 12th March.
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