Christmas is a brilliant opportunity to get creative with your reuse project and maximise engagement during one of the busiest times of the year.

 

Topics: Warp It admin, Campaigns, Increasing participation

You’re going to love this! We’ve invited Adam Connell from James Cook University in Australia to show us how Warp It is working on their campus, on the other side of the world!

 

Topics: University, Case study, Interns

Implementing organisational change is difficult.

You cannot do it alone.

This blog post is about putting together the right people for your culture change project. 

Making sure that they understand the vision, are willing to commit to the plan, and are as dedicated as you are to making sure that the plan gets delivered.

Topics: Buy in, Reuse program: Planning stage

Let’s give a big hand to Andy Hay from NHS Tayside, who has joined us to talk about exactly why it’s simple math for procurement professionals to lead on reuse of furniture, equipment and supplies in institutions.

We talk:

• Sustainable healthcare.
• Why procurement should take an active part in encouraging reuse in an organisation.
• How they have made procurement savings of over £210K on a £10K investment.

We’re really pleased to share this conversation with you, as well as some of the great things that Andy has told us in the past about reuse at NHS Tayside.

Topics: Procurement, NHS, Case study, Sustainable healthcare

Warp It proudly welcomes Ian Sommerville from NHS Humberside to discuss how a reuse operation can function from the perspective of a porter. This short and sweet interview will give you a quick insight into:

Topics: NHS, Case study, Facilities management, Sustainable healthcare

Q: What is circular procurement?

We tell you here.

Q: How do we start circular procurement?

We give you an easy win here.

Topics: Procurement, Policy

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Reuse is not given the priority it deserves

We’ve mentioned this notion before, that organisational sustainability and procurement strategies are lacking a focus on reuse. In this article we are going to explain some of the best practices for including reuse in strategic agendas, including how to build support for a reuse project and how to demonstrate its value.

Topics: Buy in, Warp It admin

All the reasons why reuse systems are low-hanging fruit for Smart cities

‘Smart City’ is a new buzzword in the world of sustainability, environment and urban planning, but why wouldn’t it be? It’s great to see nature and technology influence design in a way that they focus on working together for a better future. This whole sector is seeing massive growth and progression, with sub-sectors seeing huge opportunities to introduce new ideas and test out theories.

Topics: Smart city

Warp It are pleased to welcome Andrew Mouat from Glasgow City Council to dive deeper into GAS, the Glasgow Asset Share Group. This is not our first article on this subject, in fact, you can see more material on this innovative enterprise here. In this article we see some new perspectives, in particular:

Topics: University, Case study, Smart city, Municipal council