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 August I continued to heal from my shoulder procedure (January 2022) and am learning to live with pain in my right shoulder.
My right shoulder was very painful and inflamed and I struggled to write this blog.
I attended a 2 day online webinar titled, 'Journey towards Meaningful Connectivity Exploring Value' with the Institute of Social Entrepreneurs Asia, (ISEA).
Joined the August 2023 webinar about storytelling with World Pulse.
I listened to guest speakers highlighting how to teach literacy to deaf learners from eKitabu, this session was organised by the World Literacy Foundation and Sun Books monthly webinars.
This month I continued to heal from my shoulder procedure (January 2022) and am learning to live with pain in my right shoulder.
I was very poorly and couldn't post about Plastic Free July 2023 everyday but hope to add short videos soon.
I attended a Zoom webinar titled 'The role of faith organisations tackling loneliness' organised by the Civil Society Consulting team.
Attended a Zoom webinar about social entrepreneurs and health organised by WISE women.
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 the 2 day Loneliness Learning Programme organised by the Civil Society Consulting.
Attended the Fairtrade Foundation UK June 2023 Catch Up Zoom webinar.
Celebrated Eid Al Adha with my siblings.
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