Pants legs with colourful African patterns become sleeves of goth dress - Repurpose,Redesign,Repair.

Описание: I love the colourful African patterns on my niece's outfit, which she outgrew several years ago. I decided to cut off the pants legs and have them sewn on to a dress with goth elements that I was gifted by a friend. Both the tailor & I were happy with the results!
Afrogoth and Sustainability: How Afrogoth embodies the 12 R strategies.
Reference: Circular Business Development Canvas Pack, Developed by
Evelina Lundqvist, The Good Tribe.
"toolkit designed to inspire and empower businesses to rethink their impact and embrace a sustainable, circular future. These canvases are more than just tools; they are catalysts for change, unlocking opportunities for growth, resilience, and meaningful environmental and social contributions.
Introducing the 12 R Strategies
The 12 R Strategies are a framework of sustainable practices designed to maximise resource efficiency and minimise environmental impact. They include actions such as refusing wasteful practices, reducing resource use, rethinking business models, and reusing materials.
When developing your business model, the goal is to prioritise strategies that retain the highest value for materials and products. Recycling and recovery should be considered last resorts, only after exploring all
higher- value retention options on the hierarchy" [such as Refuse, Reduce, Rethink and Redesign].
1. Refuse Avoid unnecessary products, processes, or “business- as- usual” approaches that are wasteful or
unsustainable.
2. Reduce Minimise the use of raw materials and resources per product unit to increase efficiency and lower
environmental impact.
3. Rethink Innovate and rethink business models, such as shifting from ownership to product- as- a- service solutions.
4. Redesign Design products, services, and systems that prioritise circularity, zero waste, and sustainability from the
start.
5. Re- earth Capture and process biomaterials for composting, contributing to natural regeneration cycles.
6. Reuse Enable multiple reuse loops, such as second- hand markets, refill systems, or reusable packaging solutions.
7. Repair Provide maintenance and repair services to extend product life and enhance usability.
8. Refurbish Revitalise and upgrade used products to restore their functionality and improve their lifespan.
9. Remanufacture Keep materials and components in circulation by reprocessing them for use in new products, such as
through industrial symbiosis.
10. Repurpose Adapt products or components for new purposes or functions beyond their original intent.
11. Recycle Recover materials to process them into new raw materials while retaining as much value as possible.
12. Recover Use waste- to- energy technologies to recover energy from residual waste that cannot be reused or
recycled.
Check out the full document: https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform...