Free creative resource for families to reduce household waste

Free creative resource for families to reduce household waste - Knowle West news: ReThink ReMake ReCycle

To coincide with Global Recycling Day, Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) released a free, family-friendly magazine filled with stories and advice for reducing household waste - and getting creative while you do it.

The magazine includes a range of tutorials, activities and puzzles inspired by a recent project at KWMC’s innovation and making space KWMC The Factory, where residents of South Bristol came together to explore the scale and environmental impact of common household waste materials such as paper and plastics.

Working with The Factory team and designer Lisa Cole, 48 people across 22 households took part in ReThink ReMake ReCycle - a series of online workshops to look more closely at the kind of materials they throw away, and how they could design and make sustainable alternatives.

The sessions focused on three themes:

• ReThink: think carefully about how we can reduce or repurpose our waste

• ReMake: make DIY alternatives that are reusable or use more sustainable materials

• ReCycle: recycle our waste, turning it into useful materials and objects

Read or download the magazine

People can read the zine online or download a copy from the KWMC website for free. Visit www/kwmc.org.uk/rrri-zine.

You can find out more about ReThink ReMake ReCycle at www.kwmc.org.uk/projects/rethink-remake-recycle-waste/ or contact thefactory@kwmc.org.uk 

Global Recycling Day

KWMC The Factory published the magazine to coincide with Global Recycling Day on Thursday 18 March 2021 - an annual event created in 2018 by The Global Recycling Foundation to 'help recognise, and celebrate, the importance recycling plays in preserving our precious primary resources and securing the future of our planet.'

The theme of Global Recycling Day 2021 is #RecyclingHeroes, which will recognise 'the people, places and activities that showcase what an important role recycling plays in contributing to an environmentally stable planet and a greener future which will benefit all.'

Credits

ReThink ReMake ReCycle was part of the Bristol+Bath Creative R+D Inclusion Programme (https://bristolbathcreative.org/) and ParCos (https://parcos-project.eu/), an EU funded project exploring how we communicate and understand science stories.

Knowle West Media Centre is supported by Bristol City Council and supported using public funding by Arts Council England. 

KWMC is an arts organization and charity that uses technology and the arts to support people to make positive changes in their lives and communities.  KWMC has been based in South Bristol since 1996, where it began as a photography and health project.  Its many current projects include skills training and employment opportunities for young people, the creative agency Eight, and community-based programmes exploring issues from health to housing. KWMC also runs The Factory, an award-winning digital manufacturing space based at Filwood Green Business Park.  

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