Plastic is so crucial - in health care, education, and tech for example - so we still need to make things with it. How can we do so with fewer fossil fuels? Covestro is making a new kind of recycled plastic with cooking oils and fats, and it has endless applications.
Orange peel is a common waste product in the global food industry. Designer Alkesh Palmer has made a lampshade made of sewn-together pieces of orange peel. Sweet!
Blast Studio is dedicated to circularity. They recycle coffee cups to make a strong wood-like material that can be cut, drilled, sanded and varnished. It's already being used to make wall panelling, lampshades and furniture. Love that.
Let's spread a bit of love? As well as loving up all the stuff around the house and garden that needs fixing, you can even use FixIts to make these little heartfelt gift accessories.
Check out the inspiration below, and get creative with your own ideas! Nothing says love better than "I did this just for you".
Just pop on the kettle and give it a go.
It's International Repair Day!
And this year's theme couldn't be more us: repair brings people together.
To celebrate, we've pulled together this fun short video of some of your brilliant FixIts repairs. So many ingenious, creative fixes - they really did make us smile.
Thank you for repairing, and sharing. You're an incredible community. Keep up the amazing work.
This idea came to us whilst visiting South Korea, sharing the story of FixIts with amazing people there. We were so inspired every time we sat down to eat, we had to have a go at making these chopsticks rests and trainers ourselves. They're fun to make, unique to you, and a great talking piece.
Give it a go if you fancy it? As ever with FixIts, it's easy to use and endlessly reusable, so unlike the delicious food you are about to eat, you can't make a meal out of it.
