Limerick City and County Council Staff Reuse Challenge
Monday, October All 2022- @ Limerick based more information
what is reuse month?
October is Ireland’s National Reuse Month, reuse is about valuing our stuff, by using and reusing it for as long and as often as possible. This avoids the need to extract raw materials, manufacture and distribute new stuff, and avoids waste thereby cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions.
This might sound like stepping back in time, to when post-war frugality meant that people held on to things for longer, passed on things they no longer needed and recycled everything from curtains to car parts. But this campaign is targeted at a generation that grew up in a consumer culture that didn’t consider where things came from or went to after their use – never mind the environmental consequences of using up primary resources and dumping toxic waste.
Throughout October we invite the public and all organisations to hold and attend community-based workshops in a multitude of areas such as managing food waste and upcycling everything from fashion to furniture. The idea is to bring people beyond the idea of “reduce, reuse and recycle” to a more conscious prevention of waste in the first place.
If you are organising an event we invite you to use the official artwork which you can download here.
how can I get involved?
National Reuse Month’s aim is to inspire you and provide you with the skills and tools to reuse more at home, at work and at play. For example, you may have already reused by getting shoes resoled rather than replacing them, or borrowing books from the library. To cut down on waste and greenhouse gas emissions, we asked everyone to go further in October and beyond by prioritising repair, buying second hand and upcycled, borrowing, swapping and refilling.
If you are organising an event we invite you to use the official artwork which you can download here.
Download these documents for some inspiration:
I'm A Reuser
Reuse Month Videos
How to make sure your bike is roadworthy with Cycle Sense
How to extend the life of your clothes with DuMore Embroidery
Create a gloss finish with leftover matt paint with NCE
Transform an old picture frame into a breakfast table with Michelle Made This
| Second Hand Shopping Spree with The Useless Project |
Creepy Reuse Creations with Recreate
| How To Paint Fabric with Marianne Heaphy |
| DIY Kitchen Roll Holder with Michelle Made This |
| Zero Food Waste Tips with Erica Drum |
Hooded Jumper/Scarf with Arran Murphy
| Simple Upholstery with Dave Kavanagh |
| DIY Wedding Décor with Michelle Made This |
Upcycled Lamp Masterclass with Emmet Bosonnet
| Textile Jewellery Upcycling with Audrey Rutherford |
| Simple Decoupage with Marianne Heaphy |
| Stop Food Waste Banana Pancakes with Tony Keogh |
| Reuse Fashion Masterclass with Arran Murphy |
| Hanging Basket Chandelier with Michelle Made This |
| Garden Furniture Refurbishment with Dave Kavanagh |
Steps- by-Steps Tutorials
Click here for a step-by-step photo guide on How To Take Up A Hem.
Click here for a step-by-step photo guide on How To Transform a Chair into a Shelf.
Click here for a step-by-step photo guide on How To Create Your Own Paper Wreath from Book Pages.
Click here for a step-by-step photo guide on How To Create Your Own Coffee Table from an Old Lampshade.
Calendar of Events
Check out the calendar of events which are taking place all over the country.
Are you hosting an event or know someone who is hosting one that we could to add to this list?
#upcycle challenge 22
Closing date:
27th of October
The Upcycle Challenege is back for 2022. Why not check out the 2021 winners here for some inspiration.
why is reuse important?
For the past 250 years, economies in the developed world have been based on a linear model of continuous growth, drawing on the world’s natural resources to make our lives healthier, wealthier and more comfortable.
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