JLR’s Post

We have long known the value of REUSE in the clothing and textile market. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to give a second life to around 34 million kilos of clothing, shoes and accessories each year. Today, the significance of secondhand clothing was validated with the launch of Charitable Reuse Australia's report - Measuring Reuse Activity and Impacts in NSW - which truly identifies the reuse sector’s value for the first time in history. From this important research we now know that in NSW re-use: · Generates 25 times more paid jobs than recycling per tonne · Relieves cost of living pressures, saving the community $432 million through buying second-hand instead of new · Saves 321,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year · Saves about 80,000 hectares of land (75,000 soccer pitches) Thank you Charitable Reuse Australia, and everyone who made today’s launch of this excellent report such a positive and exciting day. #ProtectTomorrowToday 📍 https://lnkd.in/gFeDfhdc

At Environmental Innovation Centre - EIC, we LIKE RECYCLING, but we LOVE REUSE! Even more when the reused material goes to a worthy cause. During a recent project to help Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) minimise their waste stream, we found 1500 no longer needed aluminium bottle holders in a FENZ Service Centre. Aluminium is very recyclable, but recycling and then manufacturing a new product costs energy. Better to use bike bottle holders as, well, bike bottle holders, we thought! Fortunately, EcoMatters Environment Trust have a network of eight bike hubs across Auckland, where people can repair their bikes and buy affordable refurbished bikes that have been donated. Today, FENZ handed over the 1500 donated bike bottle holders at the Grey Lynn Bike Hub. If you are in need of a new bike that is both easy on the environment and your wallet, have a look at your local bike hub and maybe you'll get one with a FENZ bottle holder. Proudly connected and supported by EIC. https://lnkd.in/eqEaaEX3 #EnvironmentalInnovationCentre #EIC #Reuse #Sustainability #Community

Did you know that London's city farms produce over a ton of top-quality fleece every year? Unfortunately, most of it ends up as waste due to the small scale of the farms. That's where our project comes in: to collect and process this fleece into commercial-grade yarn, making it accessible and affordable for everyone. Our mission is to transform London's sheep fleece waste into a sustainable and biodegradable knitting yarn, replacing synthetic fibres that harm the environment. By doing so, we'll create a unique opportunity for London's city farms to raise funds for their charitable organisations while promoting eco-friendly fashion. Here's how it works: 1. We'll collect the fleece from London's city farms. 2. The fleece will be processed, graded, and spun into yarn in Yorkshire, using the oldest and most experienced wool processing and spinning factories. 3. The resulting yarn will be made into knitting/crochet packs, including a skein of super soft wool and a pattern, which will be sold to raise funds for the city farms' charitable organisations. 4. The project will be documented, providing educational resources for the farms to showcase the journey from farm to fashion. Join us in this innovative project, and together, let's turn waste into sustainable and eco-friendly fashion! #LondonSheepFleece #SustainableYarn #EcoFashion #FarmToFashion #SustainableLiving #LondonCityFarms #WasteReduction #EcoFriendlyFashion #KnittingYarn #CrochetYarn #SustainableLiving #EcoFashionForward

Any guesses about the amount of bikes and bike parts we kept out of the landfill? So far in 2023, we have redistributed, repurposed, and recycled approximately 46,744 lbs of bikes and bike parts - roughly 23 tons, or the weight of a fully-loaded firetruck! Through the efforts of those donating bikes (thank you!) and our hardworking volunteers and staff, we safely repaired bikes, redistributed them to community partners, sold them at a cost-flexible price, refurbished them for sale in the shop, or recycled bikes and bike parts that were not repairable. [image description: 1) a scale balancing the weight of a firetruck with a pile of bicycles, and the caption "we recycled a truckload of bikes this year!"] #BikesTogether #BikeAccess #BikeEquity #BikeRepair #Recycling #Upcycling #BikesForAll

Decoupling economic growth from our climate footprint isn't the only task at hand, but it is certainly an important one! Going forward, we need to keep an even bigger focus on where that growth is coming from, to make sure we are putting the necessary muscle behind our circular transformation 💪♻️ #IKEA #peopleandplanet #circularity

Every year again, towards the end of the cycling season, tree planting season starts, and we take one day to plant trees in a local forest. 🌳 As part of our collaboration with Aktion Baum - Non-Profit Organisation, this reforestation project gives us the chance to go out into the woods and to have an impact on the nature right in front of our doorstep. The roughly 1,500 saplings that we planted a few weeks back could only be planted thanks to the active contribution of our users. We pledged to plant 1,000 seedlings for every million kilometers our users conducted on either scooter or bike during earth week this spring. And that’s how 3,500 trees were accumulated that will now be planted by Aktion Baum. In order to make this project even more meaningful and to contribute with our own hands. Many of our nextbike by TIER and TIER Mobility colleagues used their “Volunteering Day” to plant at least some of the trees themselves. A great team-building activity, benefiting the environment as much as our co-workers. We are already looking forward to the next “planting day” #SustainableMobility #Reforestation #AktionBaum #Sustainability 

This weekend, I went camping with my daughters and their friend. While exploring tide pools on the California coast, I felt an immense sense of gratitude for our beautiful planet and for the job that I do. You’ve all seen companies claiming to sell products that are “green”, “sustainable”, “biodegradable” “recycled”, “non-toxic”, “carbon neutral” etc., but did you know that the greenest product is the one that already exists? In almost all cases, buying secondhand — versus buying new—is the best type of shopping we can do for the environment. For over a hundred years, Goodwill SF Bay has provided second chances to people, but also to the donated goods we manage. Our community and environment rely on Goodwill to provide convenient ways to donate items you no longer need and find them a second life. By reselling donated products not only do we help people avoid buying new, but we also preserve the embodied energy and resources that were used to make those donated goods in the first place. In fact, did you know that 45% of global GHG emissions come solely from the production of new products?* Thrifting helps slow the rate of new production, reducing a product’s impact on the climate and conserving our precious natural resources. *Source: (https://lnkd.in/g9fYtsa) Make it Your Own Workshop In honor of earth month, you are invited to a hands-on workshop at our Walnut Creek store, located at 2536 N Main St, Walnut Creek, CA on Monday, 4/29 from 4-6 pm. Participants will learn a simple technique to customize a thrifted mug or glass. The workshop is FREE to the community and will include examples of upcycled items by some of our staff. We want participants to come away from the event feeling inspired to make a pre-loved item their new favorite … and love it forever. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gD7qp8mf I’d love to see you at the workshop! Julie Bryant Director of Sustainability #earthmonth #earthday

36% of clothes donated to charity shops in the UK cannot be sold. Brilliant post from Samantha Taylor highlighting why this is (I did not know it was this bad until today!). The major thing I take from this - as a consumer, if you are buying poor quality clothes (fast fashion - and that does not just mean boohoo or Shein, includes H&M etc) then you are supporting fashions awful footprint on our planet. Fashion is one of those industries where we all have control to change it, unlike other areas like power generation which are in the hands of politicians and others. We are all part of the fashion ecosystem. We can change it by using what we have for longer, buying second hand, and buying from sustainable fashion brands (in that order). #sustainablefashion

Still unsure what purpose driven really means? You wont have to look hard for an inspiring role model, @Patagonia. One of the best known leading trailblazers for many years they continue to make a significant difference to the planet at all levels. Through collaborations and partnerships they ensure products are made in an ethical and conscious way, are created from recycled, organic and sustainable sources, have the least impact on us and the environment, creating safe spaces and fair wages that benefit all workers, their families and their communities. Patagonia is not a non-profit. They donate millions to philanthropic projects and environmentalism. We as customers can feel good about buying products from a company that exemplifies purpose driven, that we know will last from a brand we can trust. We should all want to aspire to that. https://buff.ly/48AsNCm. #purposedriven. #bthechange

On why we must reframe our #thoughts and #actions around #disposable hygiene product needs. #solvediaperneed #brooklyndiaperproject #corporate #philanthropy #sustainability #solutions #manufacturing #newyorkcity #diaperproject #enddiaperneed #diaperneed #diapers