Your Zero Waste Community

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💡 Have you heard about the Circular Economy and want to understand why it is so important?

With this pilot session of 1h 30m, you will be able to:

🍃Know the principles of the Circular Economy

🍃Understand how the Circular Economy translates into everyday life

🍃Learn about practical examples (zero waste)

The methodology of the session will be participatory. At the end of this workshop:

👉You will be able to integrate the principles of CE into your daily life.

👉A certificate of participation

👉Access to the community of practice

To join the session please DM us ✨

We have a new look! 🙌

We have change our name to : Your Zero Waste Community.

We thought of going for a more fun and playfull look.

Keep an eye for upcoming workshops and educational content. 🌱

Thank to for her amazing work 🌟

I hope for the day where we all stop believing in systems that cannot hold themselves, such as capitalism and the linear system.

Take-make-dispose, where is the space for regeneration and holistic thinking?

Let´s all try to stop believing that we need staff and/or services to fill any space that we are lacking.

Quote from: Sapiens: a Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Join us at Pilgrims Hotel on the 27th and 28th of May.

🌱27th May

📝An introduction to the circular economy and zero waste:

👉Learn about what these two concepts/frameworks are
👉Understand why are they important
👉Hands-on activitie
👉After drinks discussion at the Pilgrims bar

🌱28th May

📝How to be zero waste and save money

👉Learn about this hot topic
👉Learn practical ways to be zero waste
👉Hands-on activities
👉Uncovering myths
👉After drinks discussion at the Pilgrims bar

In collaboration with Unboxed Kent

💌DM for tickets or email: [email protected]

📣Announcement!

We have amazing news, our side project: Circular Universites, has been accepteed in the , by Impact Hub King's Cross !

On this startup programme, I will be beginning a new journey to help make my circular business idea a reality. ♻️

The York Zero Waste Project would be key for this startup as I will be creating a portfolio on circular economy skills needed for future jobs.

I look forward to working alongside a cohort of like-minded peers and the Impact Hub community.

Thinking that recycling is a solution to the climate emergency is a thinking rather old, the focus on recycling and reducing waste has created a collective misdirection instead of paying attention to the end life cycle of products.

In the end, only 9% of plastic gets recycled and landfills are so packed that they create an environment free of oxygen which makes it difficult for food waste to biodegrade.

What we can do as consumers is to try to reduce as much as we can our consumption of plastics and materials that cannot be repurposed.

Extract from the book: Use Less Stuff: Environmental Solutions for Who We Really Are

We are growing!

Looking for new (voluntary) team members to join the project!

For more info write us a DM!

Whenever I explain what the circular economy is I find myself searching for the best words that discribe this concept.

It is quite simple, nature work in cycles and so do we.

The linear economy is just a misunderstanding of what we are. We are so connected to nature and should strive to work in collaboration and not against it.

Extract from the paper: ‘Small stories of closing loops’: social circularity and the everyday circular economy by Kersty Hobson.

📣Announcement!

✏In-person workshop at the Planet Kind | Charity Event Launch! in collaboration with Unboxed Kent.

⏰When: Sunday 20th March from 12 pm till 4 pm
📍Where: 10 St Peter´s St, Canterbury, CT1 2AT

Come along and enjoy 4 hours of:

🔅Stalls
🔅Talks
🔅Demos
🔅Taster treatments & therapies
🔅 Vegan food
🔅Music
🔅Arts and crafts
🔅Workshops

Partners:

The Retreat Animal Rescue Farm Sanctuary and Cafe
Unboxed Kent
The Hip Hop Academy
Kent Vegan Events
Tree of Life Veganics
The York Zero Waste Project

If you live in Kent and want to find a local zero waste shop come check out Unboxed Kent located in the high street in Canterbury.

With an amazing range of products , organic and plastic free goodies.

Do not miss out!

Have you ever found it confusing to recycle plastic?

A good rule of thumb is to check your local council website for their recycling page.

I hope this little chart gives some clarity.

Remember, the less plastic we consume the better :)

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What if we reshape the neoliberal script and we start picturing the economy embedded within the Earth´s capacity?

Kate Raworth´s book, Doughnut Economics: 7 Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist, is a scream towards breaking the old story that we have been told about the free market, the Homo Economicus and the solulely focus on the productivity of the market.

Let´s start shifting our mindset to a more inclusive, fair and interconnected economy.

Reading this gem.

Reading this gem. #CircularEconomy #circularity #doughnuteconomy #kateraworth #bookrecommendation #study #greeneconomy

Very excited to announce I will be speaking at the Education Research Teaching Webinar Series at Please tune in if you want to hear about how universities benefit from the circular economy.

See you there,

Link in bio too

Microsoft teams -> https://tinyurl.com/kcc4ym9s

Systems mapping done through the Diruptive Design Method with The UnSchool. My focus point at this moment is how education can bring an understanding on circular mindsets. I am really enjoying this course and the staff members are very supportive!

is one of those books that helped change my perception completely on how we create without thinking of the end of life consequences. Is one of the foundation books I would recommend to read if you are interested in topics on circular economy and zero waste.

I wanted to share my favourite zero waste swap. I love using glass jars for making my hot drinks, they not only are aesthetic but very versitale! One day you can use them for keeping food and the other as your reusable coffee cup!

Sometime ago I had the realisation that we see second hand items as dirty or not as good as new. Made me think deeply about the culture of consumerism in our society. Most of the times second hand items have more story and for me that means they are more special. Quote from the book "Al borde de un ataque de compras".

Did you know coffee-to-go cups are a big pollutant in our current system?. Their materials, which are a mix of cardboard and a line of plastic makes it a "hybrid" item, concept from . Also, the plastic contained in these cups have chemicals which are released at hot temperatures. Not only that, the life cycle of this item (thinking of the end life of this item) is very small. Think about it when you buy a coffee to go how long does it take you to throw it in the bin once its consumed? Not long unfortunately. This item has little purpose, a very big step to reduce waste today could be buying a reusable coffee cup (not one made of bamboo as its been studied is toxic too!!). Lets take care of the planet!!

Do we really understand who is behind the products we consume? What are the working conditions and quality of life of the employees?
There is a need to deprogramme our mindset from the throw away culture.

Currently in the making of a very exciting series of workshops on the introduction of circular economy, zero waste and how to be a sustainable active citizen. Please keep in the loop. Happy Earth Week everyone!

Currently in the making of a very exciting series of workshops on the introducion of circular economy, zero waste and how to be a sustainable active citizen. Please keep in the loop. Happy Earth Week everyone! #EarthDay #sustainablemovement #climateactivist #environmentalactivism #zerowaste #activist #environmentalism #zerowasteblogger #activistinfographic #happyearthweek #circulareconomy #zerowastecitizen

First Zero Waste Workshop done! topic covered: How to start a zero waste path a save money. Thank you so much for all my friends who came support me!. More workshops and a magazine coming soon!

New content coming up! Thanks for sticking around :)
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New content coming up! #zerowaste #designs

Im looking for students or just graduates to join a feedback group for my design, please if interested contact me through email: [email protected]

This is what I am pledging for to change over the next few months if you want to take a look!
Pledging is an engaging way to commit to change something , for example you can pledge to cut on using single-use plastics and share it on social media that way you can encourage your friends to change their behavior too!

Ana Castañeda is doing The York Zero Waste on Do Nation Make a pledge from our menu of Do Actions to support Ana Castañeda's campaign The York Zero Waste. The environment needs our action not cash.

Kicking the plastic habit | Laura Young | TEDxGlasgow

Please remember:
*Only 9% of plastic ends up been recycled, most plastics end up in landfill and then incinerated which then goes to into the atmosphere and contributes to air pollution
*Most plastics cant be recycled
*Plastic does not have an end-life and it can take up to 450 years to completely decompose

Ecosia