Welcome Werkstatt e.V.2d ago
Wegwerfen war gestern!
Am Samstag, den 28. März ist von 11-15 Uhr das nächste Repair Café in der Welcome Werkstatt in Hamburg Barmbek.
Wir helfen dir, deine defekte Leuchte, Tasche, Kopfhörer oder Beistelltisch zu reparieren oder dein Rad fit zu machen!
Mehr hier: https://www.welcome-werkstatt.de/veranstaltungen/repair-cafe oder schreib' uns unter [email protected] bei Rückfragen.
#hamburg #hamburgbarmbek #diy #werkstatt #repaircafé #circulareconomy #circularity
The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News6d ago

Scotland legalizes water cremation, giving families a greener third option

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/03/scotland-legalizes-water-cremation-giving-families-a-greener-third-option/

StefanBlasel6d ago

How Circular is the #Circular #Economy?
The fourth volume in a series of books opening up #Lowtech #Magazine’s archive by theme

In this series of articles, LOW←TECH MAGAZINE explores how the #circularity of various #technologies like #bicycles, #solar panels, and #wind #turbines evolves. Placing the #recycling of resources in a historical context makes clear that we are not moving toward a #circulareconomy but rather increasingly away from it.
From Kris De #Decker

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2024/07/thematic-book-series-how-circular-is-the-circular-economy/

Thematic Book Series: How Circular is the Circular Economy?

The fourth volume in a series of books opening up Low-tech Magazine’s archive by theme.

LOW←TECH MAGAZINE
The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the NewsMar 16

How paying people to protect a rainforest is rewriting colonial history on a tiny African island

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/03/how-paying-people-to-protect-a-rainforest-is-rewriting-colonial-history-on-a-tiny-african-island/

Nestor SpringsMar 13

The disposal of post-consumer polyurethane foam has long been a critical environmental challenge for the mattress and furniture industries. With hundreds of thousands of tons discarded annually, the need for a viable, scalable recycling solution is more urgent than ever.

Read the full story here: https://nestorsprings.com/a-leap-forward-in-circularity-how-new-powder-technology-is-solving-the-mattress-foam-waste-problem/

#Circularity #Sustainability #Innovation #Recycling #Polyurethane #FoamRecycling #CircularEconomy #Manufacturing #WasteManagement #Technology

brad mMar 10
“As research-and-development teams in the global food and beverage industries continue to explore low-cost paths towards #circularity, the new scientific study found that hydrated #coffee cherry pulp powder (CCPP or ‘cascara powder’) can partially replace beef fat in #burger patties, improving some nutritional value while still earning strong taste scores”
“the addition of #coffee pulp powder may have both environmental and commercial benefits” https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/09/burger-study-explores-coffee-pulp-powder-as-beef-fat-replacement/
Burger Study Explores Coffee Pulp Powder as Beef Fat Replacement

Researchers tested coffee cherry pulp powder as a burger fat replacer, boosting fiber and cutting fat while keeping taste scores high.

Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
The Toy LibraryFeb 21

Today we’re in Blanchardstown Library, Dublin 15, for another Swap&Play event. Here families can bring toys they no longer use and children find pre-loved ones to bring home free, all while having a great time!

In the picture: just before and right after opening the doors!

For upcoming events, check https://thetoylibrary.ie/p/events.

#circulareconomy #circularity #sustainability #toys #swap #event #familyevent #finglas #dublin #libraries #library #ireland #play

Tanguy FardetFeb 3

📰 Circular management of human excreta as a pillar of sustainable cities and food systems

https://hal.science/hal-05478504

This is the written summary of a presentation I gave at the annual meeting of the International Fertiliser Society (you can watch the presentation here: https://video.ploud.fr/w/qb3a8rXPxW7QQmWN7uBBKS)

I discuss the limitations of sewer-based sanitation in the face of climate change and increasing water scarcity: can we still afford the amount of water that is needed for sewers to effectively carry fecal matter all the way to the treatment plant?
Obviously I also mention how alternative management methods are being tested throughout Europe, including in large neighborhoods in Hamburg, Sneek, or Helsingborg (and soon Paris).

#circularity #circularEconomy #environment #sanitation #fertiliser #toilets #sustainability #sustainableCities #WWTP #sewers

Circular management of human excreta as a pillar of sustainable cities and food systems

Human excreta (urine and faeces) is a major nutrient deposit; in the context of sustainable agri-food systems, it would in fact constitute the largest source of renewable phosphorus. However, current management through sewer-based sanitation leads to significant degradation of this resource as well as to the loss of the majority of the nutrients to the environment. This article details the flows of nitrogen throughout the French sanitation system and discusses the levers and obstacles to nutrient recovery in sewer-based sanitation systems. Using monitoring data from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as well as records on population and dietary intakes, we assessed the flows of nutrients from food, through sanitation systems, and to the environment or environmental parcels. The mass flow diagram showed that 90% of the nitrogen and 50% of the phosphorus entering the system were not returned to agricultural fields but lost to the environment, thus inducing an intrinsic dependence on external nutrient imports. Though legislation has contributed to reducing water pollution by limiting the amount of nutrients discharged to the water, they have had little effect on recycling, especially for nitrogen. Further regulations on WWTPs are unlikely to enable the high nutrient recycling rates that could help secure domestic fertilizer supply chains. Because of this and given the vulnerability of sewer-based sanitation in the face of climate change and increasing water scarcity, we investigate the potential of excreta source-separation to provide high-quality resources for bio-based fertiliser production. We show that, if secured to fertilise crop production for human consumption, the nutrients in French excreta could cover a third of the nutrient requirements of domestic food consumption.

Falk HübnerFeb 1

https://hubnerfalk.com/2026/02/01/kick-off-towards-circular-communities/

A short blog post on the kick-off of our artistic research project "Towards Circular Communities" last week at the Next Nature Museum / Evoluon in Eindhoven last week.
#artisticresearch #circularity #climatechange #climatejustice #ai #artificialintelligence

Kick-off: Towards Circular Communities

After the first months of preparation, last week was the day for the kick-off of “Towards Circular Communities”, a collaborative artistic research project in which our professorship Art…

Falk Hübner
Welcome Werkstatt e.V.Jan 30
Am Samstag, den 31. Januar ist unser nächstes Repair Café.
Von 11 bis 15 Uhr sind wir bereit, mit dir gemeinsam deine defekte Leuchte, Tasche, Kopfhörer oder Beistelltisch zu reparieren!
Du findest uns in der Welcome Werkstatt in Hamburg. Mehr Info hier: https://www.welcome-werkstatt.de/veranstaltungen/repair-cafe oder schreib' uns unter [email protected] bei Rückfragen.
#hamburg #hamburgbarmbek #diy #werkstatt #repaircafé #circulareconomy #circularity