Sandy's chalk board idea made me wonder whether we can start with the things that are most abundant - used cans, tyres... What else?

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A possible solution to environmental problems pass through some steps: 1: Re-use that material we already have 2: Create a close circle between Producers and Consumers 3: Recycle, Re-use packagings again 1. The world today is fully covered by wastes of all kinds. In the most cases wastes are made of plastic, paper, Glass, metals and we know that they can be easily recycled and re used again “brand new” . Unfortunately today only a few part of this resource is used whereas producers still keep to use new plastic (derived from oil), new paper (derived from trees), new glass (derived from silica sand) and this is not logical because we have lots of paper, glass and plastic all around the world that we can use again and again. The target is stop producing objects and packagings using brand new primary materials and recycle and re-use all those we already have on earth. 2, 3...continue below

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Here's a couple of images I've captured in slums in India (Mumbai + Ahmedabad) which show children being inventive with what ever is available. Can a platform be designed which encourages, builds upon and rewards this kind of creativity – possibly with a focus on recycling/sustainabilty?

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child mortality and an abundance of used cars gave inspiration for this invention.

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Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops in which community members explore creative reuse through recycling of used clothing.

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A whole site crammed full of instructions on making great educational toys from trash by Arvind Gupta. Can we extend this concept further?

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Matching companies who list commercial volumes of waste material with those that can use them (win-win scenario).

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Encouraging constructive creativity by connecting bits and pieces that have been thrown away.

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Teach children how to properly handle and recycle e-waste and then translate that knowledge into repairing and using computers to explore new technologies.

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Using recycled materials to create word games, science and art projects .

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Detroit's ~100K vacant lots are a reinvention opportunity. Could some be salvaged for community centers; others cleared for urban farming; & old building materials reused for furniture? Could "Reclaimed in Detroit" become a mark of Motor City pride?

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Terracycle (a company that upcycles waste), has been producing/selling these small Kids Vegetable/Herb Growing Kits.

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A proposed sack-gardening + composting program which combines awareness of food production and waste management with practical skills.

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A creative and ecological way to decorate a public space. An old chair is used as a flower pot/vase outside a interior design store in Stockholm!

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The purpose of MIOS concept is to connect abandoned spaces + unemployed workers + recyclable scrap under a label in order to transform these major problems as an opportunity.

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