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The Re-Use Atlas
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The Re-Use Atlas

by Duncan Baker-Brown
July 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
192 pages
6h 56m
English
RIBA Publishing
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STEP 1 CASE STUDY No.3 Re-worked

designer | inventor | entrepreneur

[The Story]

Re-worked was set up in 2005 by Adam Fairweather as a non-profit business investing in green and social enterprise. This approach originated from Fairweather’s research at the University of Brighton in 2003–4, where his lead project considered waste streams from within the coffee industry that could be recycled within a circular economic model. In 2003 cafe culture was growing rapidly, along with the ‘grab and go’ fast-food culture that requires large amounts of packaging. Fairweather saw a huge opportunity to recycle coffee grounds into high-value products that could challenge perceptions around waste and hopefully encourage reuse and recycling.

By 2004 Fairweather ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781000701401