Project plays an important role in addressing the challenges posed by the lack of understanding of the possibility of circular resource use. For example, in deficient areas where discarded shipping containers or abandoned buildings are replaced only with "New" ones, existing legislation does not yet include a circular approach to use resources.The approach in our project offers a concrete implementation of the new circular economy action plan and proves that in everyday life, a close link between economic growth and resource use can be broken. This could be achieved through the re-use consumption or products that can be recycled-re-used-repaired.
Project objective is to reduce the pressure on virgin material needs and GHG emissions by increasing re-use and implementation of waste/used materials in the new designs. The specific objectives are as follows:
- improve community involvement in enforcing the principles of circular resource use
- increase the understanding of the circular economy through re-use and ecodesign by setting up a circular economy studio
- reduce the consumption of virgin materials and GHG emissions.
As the circular economy could reduce GHG emissions by 39% (ref. energetika.net), there is significant potential for households and industry. Still, too little awareness and too little practice and knowledge exist to motivate them to decide on circular approaches.
Discarded shipping containers with new, exciting and compelling content to display reusability options using waste in the design.A holistic view of the circular economy will be used to set up the circular economy studio. Studio will thus be the first (mobile) object to show the possibility of 100% use of waste instead of the use of virgin materials. Entire circular complex of green containers on the exterior walls will simultaneously promote green areas and flowering plants for wild pollinators.