This event explores the financial, social and environmental benefits that are created by the reuse and repair of assets within organisations. 

This free event will show you how to set up or improve reuse and repair systems within your organisation.

You will hear about the tools, tips and techniques which others have used to achieve success. You will hear about various case studies demonstrating the significant savings that reuse and repair can generate. 

As well as hearing from organisations who have set up their own reuse and repair mechanisms, you will also hear how organisations are sharing assets between each other to cut costs, carbon and waste. 

Attend this event if you are looking to adopt circular economy practices within your organisation and become more sustainable and resilient.

This event will interest anyone who has set up a reuse system in their organisation as well as sustainability, facilities management, waste and procurement managers in the public, private and 3rd sector.

The event is also a great opportunity for those organisations who use warp-it.co.uk, to get to know each other to increase intra and inter organisational asset redistribution. 

Agenda

9.45 Refreshments

10.10 Introduction by Host. The Circular Economy in large organisations. Paul Roberts. Waste Manager at UWE. 

10.35 Recycling should be the last option. Why reuse has much greater impact and payback than recycling. Daniel O'Connor. Warp It.

10.50 What can we learn from the end of term student clear out? Guest Speaker

11.10 Reuse, repair and the building decommission process- lessons learned.  Steve Sliney. Eco Collect. TBC

11.35 4 Barriers to reuse and how to smash them. Daniel O'Connor. Warp It.

11.50 Break

12.00 Where does repair and upcycling fit in? Guest Speaker

12.20 Getting reuse into organisational policy and the way forward. Guest Speaker.

12.40 Discussion exploration of the issues. All speakers and attendees. 

13.20 Lunch

13.50 The future of lease and product take back- will there be a market for reusuable items in the future?  Guest Speaker

14.00 The 4 best tools for implementing an effective reuse and/ or repair process in your organisation. An exploration of email news rings , message boards and other online tools for reuse.  Daniel O'Connor. Warp It.