Very interesting and thought provoking presentation. Well done Linda

Interesting discussion.....

There really are so many opportunities in South Africa - thanks for a great overview, Linda. The question is: what are the barriers to unlocking the opportunities?

Will you be sharing the recording/presentation slides?

indeed the market is huge while startup funding is unavailable even from government.

Yes, we will make the slides available

How do you help small businesses

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Thank you Maria, great presentation!

Very exciting presentation. Thank you Maria

The best waste, is the waste that is NOT created. How much focus does the Circular Economy place on Waste prevention.

I agree, Charlaine. Sometimes the circularity guides seem to be protecting plastic and how to keep it in circulation - mopping up instead of switching off the tap.

I have started giving households orange bags to sort and separate their waste in our area we couldnt believe the waste we got from the pilot we have done there was no waste to be taken to landfill

Great initiative!

I have just checked out the footprints Africa website, where you spoke about the case studies Maria - amazing resources and maps on that website! https://www.footprintsafrica.co/

Dionne, you have spoken my mind and I think we are on the same page.Refurbishment must be the focus instead of recycling.thanks dear.

Hello everyon! Thank you Alison for sharing the work of Footprints Africa, warm recommendation to having a look at their work!Sitra has worked with circular business models for some time and I listed below some material that might be interesting for you:About the changes in ownership and the opportunities available: https://www.sitra.fi/en/publications/rethinking-ownership/A report on features common for successful circular economy businesses: https://www.sitra.fi/en/publications/the-winning-recipe-for-a-circular-economy/

Also - do keep an eye on the developments of the WCEF2022. At the moment we do not yet have a website but the link will be added to this page: https://www.sitra.fi/en/projects/wcef/#events

Thanks for these links Maria :)

Dionne, brilliant approach!

Some great lessons! Thanks for sharing Dionne

Thanks Dionne - really exciting

Thanks for sharing

Thanks for an excellent presentation Dionne!

Great presentation. Thank you

From Berry-Morakile Well Done Colleagues, highly appreciated.

The rental model makes a lot of sense especially for items which we dont need all the time, or only need from time to time, e.g. tools, baby clothes etc.

WOW!! what more can I say - amazing creation.

Beautiful and inspiring!

How inspiring,,Perrine - we'll all be visiting Normandy

creativity at it's best!!! keep it up to the next generation 👌.

If you're interested in regenerative agriculture opportunities, also have a look at this wonderful YouTube video from East Africa - How to run a profitable small farm | Circular food systems, Betty Kibaara - Food initiativehttps://youtu.be/gQZ6S8OyzHM

Wow

nice presentation!!!

Do you have any idea of the investment costs in this farm?

You can see more on Umgibe Organics at https://umgibe.org/

How inspiring …. thanks for sharing, Nonhlanhla

woww I am so inspired by your work

Thank you for sharing your journey Nonhlanhla. Love the work that you are doing with young people

Inspiring on multiple levels. Kudos to you, Nonhlanhla!

Thank you so much, Mama Nohlanhla for your work. its really inspiring. Your community is very luck

Wow

I hope you are practicing co-operative farming.Thanks very much Madam.

Colleagues please invite me to attend the next session-I feel so Inspired and will start doing something regarding "Circular Economy" Thanks Berry Morakile.

My PC power is going due to Load shedding, my apologies if I am kicked-Out-Regards Berry Morakile.

Martijn sometimes when your using multiple screens it shows the wrong screen in present mode.

You can have a look at our website. We have a list of tools https://www.fermedubec.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2017/11/Juin-2017-Les-outils-de-la-Ferme-du-Bec-Hellouin-.pdf But it does not include the land price which will depend according to the countries. In France, you could imagine that the land and tools would be 100 000 Euros (without housing).

Wow, this is brilliant, Martijn. The social impact is fantastic. Do we have something like this in Africa?

Thanks for doing a job in Ghana and other African countries.SNEW GHANA says thank you.

Interesting to hear the work you're doing in the e-waste space in Ghana. Is there a way to connect with the team in Ghana?

Give second life to equipment and don't rush them to recycling.Refurbishment is the way to go.

Are the manufacturers of the original products involved in this cheme? What's their position?

'Excellent presentations by all presenters. Thank you for sharing your unique experiences. This was indeed an enriching experience.

If today's recording and presentations are available, here is my email address faith@rasun.co.za

The content has been extremely rich - how do we get some of this content beyond research, development and innovation into the public space, so that people can take some of these ideas into their own spaces?

Thank you Linda and the team :) - this refreshing approach and focus is needed in South Africa, as the default is still to revert back to the incorrect "mainly recycling" understanding of the Circular Economy - Will definitely share the presentations further!

excellent presentations, thank you all for sharing

incredibly inspiring

Wow, super inspiring all!!

Thanks so much for great presentations and insights.

Thank you very much for great presentations

Thank you

Thank you all it's nice to be part