Situated in Mysore, Karnataka, India, Bag N’ Stories works with woman from rural and urban areas in India, to produce a range of cotton carry bags, a project that seeks to empower women by giving them financial independence, through different kinds of activities that allow them to acquire the proper equipment and sustainably produce their products.
What do we have to do to decontaminate communities of electronic waste through a circular economy model?
How could we create a finer blended fiber from the water Hyacinth, to scale up, and have access to new markets?
Can we increase the usage of these fabrics in fashion, decor and design, while enabling consumers see the value of these fabrics and materials?
Is it possible to implement Circular Economy at the Grassroots level? Likewise...What could be the way to reduce India´s mountain of waste, improve energy efficiency & help Delhi´s poorest out of the city´s slums?
In Argentina, more than 20,000 young people are deprived of their liberties, of which 30% have not completed their primary studies. Once the sentences are served, their opportunities for training and access to working life are limited...
In the city of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, there is a strong presence of the textile and design industry, which produces about 11 tons of waste per day that is untreated. That is why Lobo Corp - a startup - created a project that seeks to implement a technology, similar to that used by some European countries, in which textile waste is processed and regenerated, to be reincorporated into the production circuit, within the circular economy framework. This process and the technology it implies remain undeveloped in Argentina.