Circular Economy Blueprints Exhibition
Partner Programme
14 — 22 Sept 2024
Materials, Other
How do we seed a bottom-up circular economy in Park Royal that delivers both environmental and social benefits? ReMade and ReCollective have worked together on a research project to create five 'blueprints' for organisations to divert waste from waste streams and into the community. This is the culmination.
Each research strand has been developed with a panel of industry experts, designers, waste specialists and community practitioners. Through a series of focussed research sprints, workshops and public exhibitions we have developed each strand into a blueprint for change, setting out the business case and operating model for 5 real-life projects in Park Royal. This will result in the formation of new circular economy organisations and businesses, working towards a reduced number of materials going to waste as well as new affordable materials being made available to the community. In the spirit of open source learning we have somewhat generalised the blueprints, providing a roadmap for other organisations to adopt and adapt our findings as needed. The research is sponsored by Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) and HS2. This exhibition is the culmination of the research and will be hosted on Minerva Rd, the site for the incredibly exciting newly proposed Material Depot for ReCollective, ReMade, Rescued Clay and others in the circular economy sphere. (as supported by OPDC) The blueprints are focussed on the following: 1. CLAY (with Rescued Clay) How do we build on the momentum of the HS2 community clay projects to develop a scalable process for rescuing clay from urban development sites? 2. CONCRETE FORMWORK (ReMade) Using the Hs2 station build as a test case, how do we maximise the salvage potential of timber and other materials used in large-scale concrete formwork in construction? 3. JOINERIES (Blast Studio) How do we develop a viable Park Royal composite sheet-good using saw dust and off-cuts that would normally be incinerated? 4. FILM AND TELEVISION (ReCollective) How do we embed a culture of salvage and reuse in an industry that values the speed and reliability of conventional waste disposal? 5. DEMOLITION (ReCollective) How do we challenge conventional building demolition practices in order to maximise a ‘careful deconstruction’ form of material reclamation?
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