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The third edition of the Zero Waste Berlin Festival takes place from the 16-17th of September at Engelnest, Berlin, to present impactful solutions for green minds.

The two-day event aims to bring together entrepreneurs and citizens to discuss and discover new solutions to build sustainable and zero waste cities.

Topics covered by over 60 speakers focus on the main aspects of creating future cities, such as sustainable food systems and urban lifestyle, mobility and technology, among others.

“We want to create a space where entrepreneurs, companies and people can meet, learn from each other and find resources – Berlin is the perfect place for it,”

says Coral Ruz, Founder of the Zero Waste Berlin Festival.

On the first day, entrepreneurs, companies, institutions and investors will gather to connect and exchange ideas helping the shift to make cities more sustainable.

Coral Ruz, Founder of the Zero Waste Berlin Festival, has started an international zero waste community in Belrin in 2019.

Keynote speaker of the event, Kilian Kaminkski, co-founder of Refurbed, the fastest growing online marketplace for refurbished products, will address attendees with a presentation focusing on why „The future is Circular Economy’.

The second day will focus on citizen engagement in transforming cities and zero waste movements.

Participants can attend conferences, and masterclasses, meet with brands, enjoy an immersive networking experience with the Green Networking Party and meet with local artists thanks to the collaboration with the Berlin Music Commission.

Zero Waste Berlin Festival 2021; Image: Ana Torres

“In curating this year’s programme, our aspiration has been to highlight inspiring and solution-oriented projects across the private, public, and civic sectors,”

shared Therese Sivertsson, Program Manager of the festival.

Speakers include Franziska Voß from BSR, Frieder Söling from Noch Mall, Ana Milhazes from Zero Waste Portugal and many more.

The day will close with Positive Planet Kino; a full program of short films and documentaries addressing the future of the planet with a positive approach.

Tickets and the entire program are available on the event’s website.

The first edition of the Zero Waste Berlin Festival was launched in 2019 as a passion project of founder Coral Ruz and has grown into an international movement ever since, reaching more than 40,000 people.

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Pilot scheme launched in Ireland to increase reuse of construction materials

Business Spirit News reporting — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:25:10 +0000

Pilot scheme launched in Ireland to increase reuse of construction materials

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Waste generated by the Irish construction industry can be turned into valuable resources with a newly introduced project.

A new pilot programme launched by The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) aims to demonstrate that construction waste can be used as a useful resource.

According to IGBC’s data, about 50% of materials used globally are linked to the construction industry, and only a small amount of waste generated in this sector is currently reused or recycled.

In Ireland, the construction industry generates 48% of all waste, 6.2 million tonnes, with no considerable recycling or reusing.

Therefore the newly introduced Construction Materials Exchange (CMEx) project aims to address this area by implementing Circular Economy principles.

This pilot programme strives to prove that by designing a user-friendly and transparent system, the sector could increase the reuse of construction materials that would otherwise end on landfills.

“There is a significant resource value in construction waste that is simply going unrealised. The objective of the pilot is to address barriers to reuse and raise awareness about this huge potential,”

said Pat Barry, CEO at IGBC, regarding the project.

The overall goal is to create a platform where materials from the waste stream with the potential for reuse can be easily identified and develop a mechanism that would enable reuse.

These data will be administered on an online platform that automatically generates unique passports for materials and facilitates the best matches for reuse.

The Material Passport is a digital document containing information on all the parts in a building that would allow all material sources to keep flowing and avoid landfill or incineration.

The passport essentially lists all the ‘ingredients’ of a building, which can also be helpful to manage a facility or make changes if it is redeveloped or extended in the future.

The CMEx project is funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in Ireland as part of the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme.

“Transitioning to a more circular construction industry is critical to reduce waste and the carbon footprint of the sector. It can also support innovation, while ensuring that resources are kept within the local economy for as long as possible.

That’s why we are delighted to support this initiative by the IGBC and encourage many construction companies to get involved,” added Minister Ossian Smyth T.D. with responsibility for Communications & the Circular Economy at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.

The Irish Green Building Council joined forces with Excess Materials Exchange (EME), an organisation that runs a highly successful materials exchange platform in the Netherlands.

The IGBC is Ireland’s leading authority on green building best practices with a network of over 260 organisations and is affiliated with the World Green Building Council.

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Zero Waste Berlin Festival

Szilvia Szabó — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:14:45 +0000

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Citizens and entrepreneurs interested in zero waste, circular economy and sustainability will get the chance to connect in Berlin.

Organisers are offering a great variety of programmes on-site and online, focusing on seven main categories: Green Cities, Green Tech, Sustainable Fashion, Lifestyle, Sustainable Food Systems, Activism, and Self-Care.

The schedule includes creative workshops, art displays, lively discussions, exhibitor area and many other formats with opportunities to learn and get involved.

Zero Waste Berlin Festival welcomes back eco-conscious attendees in September

Citizens and entrepreneurs interested in zero waste, circular economy and sustainability will get the chance to connect in Berlin.

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Zero Waste Berlin Festival welcomes back eco-conscious attendees in September

Business Spirit News reporting — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:18:52 +0000

Zero Waste Berlin Festival welcomes back eco-conscious attendees in September

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Citizens and entrepreneurs interested in zero waste, circular economy and sustainability will get the chance to connect in Berlin.

The second annual Zero Waste Berlin Festival (ZWB Festival) will be back on 17-19 September 2021 at Malzfabrik in Berlin to welcome people interested in the Zero Waste movement, Circular Economy and Sustainability.

The ZWB Festival aims to provide a space for citizens, impact entrepreneurs and key players to create transformative changes in their everyday life and business.

Organisers are offering a great variety of programmes on-site and online, creating a space for citizens and professionals to learn and network, with the hope of building a greener future together.

All live events will take place at the iconic location of Malzfabrik in Berlin, a place shaped by creativity and culture, standing out through its environmentally conscious set-up.

The Zero Waste Berlin Festival will be hosted at the Malzfabrik venue in Berlin; Image: ZWB Festival

There will be seven main categories at the event, focusing on Green Cities, Green Tech, Sustainable Fashion, Lifestyle, Sustainable Food Systems, Activism, and Self-Care.

The schedule includes creative workshops, art displays, lively discussions, exhibitor area and many other formats with opportunities to learn and get involved.

“This year’s event will be an international meeting point for all the people interested in zero waste, circular economy and sustainability.

We aim to create an event where people can find practical solutions, make connections and enjoy this experience in a relaxed atmosphere.

We are excited that we can finally celebrate in person, welcoming attendees from Germany and also from other European countries,” says Coral Ruz, Founder and CEO of the Zero Waste Berlin Festival.

Early-bird tickets are already available online for citizens and professionals to purchase and join the movement.

The event will also host an extensive exhibition area and offering space for exhibitors who wish to reach a broader audience to accelerate the green transition.

Coral Ruz, Founder and CEO of the Zero Waste Berlin Festival

Ruz adds: “This year we will feature well-known inspirational speakers from different fields, such as Alina Bassi, Founder of a textile recycling company, Kleiderly and Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020; Sophia Hoffmann, zero-waste chef and activist; David Johannes, co-founder of the first zero-waste restaurant in Germany; and Alexander Piutti, serial entrepreneur and angel investor committed to social impact.”

The ZWB Festival was founded by a Spanish project manager living in Berlin, Coral Ruz.

When she realised that no international zero waste groups were holding regular events in Berlin, she decided to create a Meetup group called Zero Waste Berlin International in May 2019.

The ZWB Festival grew from there as a result of this constantly growing movement.

Since then, the start-up has held ten events and reached more than 40,000 people.

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Sustainability Showroom opened in Helsinki to promote zero waste and circular design product range

Bronagh Loughlin — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:22:12 +0000

Sustainability Showroom opened in Helsinki to promote zero waste and circular design product range

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This new establishment aims to inspire and educate towards zero waste and showcase Finnish circular design brand product range.

Niimaar, a Finnish brand committed to changing the throwaway culture with beautiful forever lasting designs, has opened its sustainability showroom in Helsinki, Finland.

The sustainability showroom workshop and meeting space were unveiled on the 15th of April in central Helsinki.

The mission of this new establishment is to inspire and educate towards zero waste and showcase Niimaar’s Forever Product range.

Speaking on the launch of the showroom and webshop, Founder and CEO, Enni Karikoski said:

“Niimaar is dedicated to addressing climate change and waste, bringing our recycling designs to more homes and businesses, as well as consulting and talks.

Provided via our new global website and shop, workshops and Sustainability Showroom.

This is a major step forward in delivering on our mission to change throwaway culture, one step at a time.’’

Niimaar is a nimble family company founded by mothers and daughters, with an upbeat can-do attitude and commitment to make the world work better.

Enni Karikoski, Founder and CEO, Niimaar

Founders are spurred on by the fact that every year 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean: to this date, their volunteers have cleaned 5 tonnes of waste from beaches across Europe.

They donate 5% of their profits to social and green community projects.

She added, “Our Sustainability Showroom and products all help rid our world of single-use plastic bags and unsightly bins.

The new workshops and talks will be open to all, so everyone is welcome who is interested or involved in the topics of sustainability and accessible quality designs, built to serve and last generations.”

Digging deeper behind Finnish well-being is a will to make things work for everyone. In a country with more forests and lakes than people, pulling together is a must.

Yet connectedness with nature probably has a lot to do with contentment too. Niimaar’s values and philosophy stem from all of this as their Forever Products reflect it.

They are striving to change the current throwaway culture and believe in the power of thoughtful and circular design to inspire responsible behaviour.

Award-winning Ecogrande Recycling Station; Image: Niimaar

They have also launched their Ecogrande Recycling Station and won two awards from the German Design Council in two categories of Excellent Public Design and Excellent Eco Design.

Ecogrande is intended to bring the trademark versatility and flexibility to any cafe, hotel or office space.

All designs and materials being 100% Finnish and by multi-award-winning Harri Koskinen.

Ecogrande is recognised for addressing modern-day challenges of creating timeless yet contemporary designs which fit the modern home and business need to recycle in a fashionable and functional manner.

With the rising demand in Scandinavian and Nordic countries, the brand has simultaneously unveiled its new webshop – in English, Finnish and Japanese.

Niimaar is an official partner of a wooden Metsä Pavilion, the national partner house of Finnish Olympic Teams ‘Home of Finland’ at the Finnish Tokyo embassy during Tokyo Olympics 2021 and all year.

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