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Buying pre-loved items is becoming increasingly popular, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and a better awareness of its environmental benefits. According to eBay, there . . . ## Workshop: green your lab by reusing equipment Laboratories often produce vast amounts of waste, due to frequent personnel turnover, lab moves, and changing research needs. The increased use of single-use plastics, . . . ## Workshop: Creating storage hubs for the Warp It reuse community Storage space is at a premium becoming increasingly scarce, especially as many organisations reimagine and reshape their spaces as they move towards remote or hybrid . . . ## Workshop: making storage work for your reuse and circular economy strategy The Warp It ambition to make reuse and the circular economy the norm is coming to fruition as our community make huge strides in reducing waste and carbon by reusing and . . . ## Workshop: Repair and refurbishment: fitting it into your circular economy strategy Moving away from the ‘Take-Make-Dispose’ linear economic model and adopting a circular economy is a recognised and respected solution to address global challenges like . . . ## Talking Repair & Reuse With Clare Topping, Northampton General Hospital Warp It welcomes back Clare Topping from Northampton General Hospital to talk about challenges, getting people to think differently, repair and reuse, and how . . . ## Circular Economy Pioneers: Changing Mindsets & Maximising Reuse at Public Health Wales Sally Attwood and Amanda Davies from Public Health Wales kindly volunteered to share their experiences for this interview. In this article we will be asking Sally and . . . ## How University of Edinburgh maximise the value of their IT assets This blog post is about how a large organisation is using Warp It to reuse and cascade their IT assets throughout the organisaition , as well as donating externally- to . . . ## Innovative Thinking To Solve A Waste Stream Dilemma Yes, organisations can even upcycle. Within organisation we are often to stuck in our ways to come up with innovative and new uses for our waste streams. In this article . . . 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Get it in your inbox ;) By entering your email you expressly consent to receive our newsletter monthly and other material related to Warp It Reuse Network. ## [Workshop: can you sell your pre-used assets?](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/sell-pre-used-assets) Posted by [Daniel O'Connor](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/daniel-oconnor) on 15-Mar-2022 13:53:47 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Sales.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/sell-pre-used-assets) Buying pre-loved items is becoming increasingly popular, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and a better awareness of its environmental benefits. 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[Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/storagehubsconsultation) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/storagehubsconsultation#comments-listing) Topics: [Refurb Repair Upcycle](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/refurb-repair-upcycle), [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Events](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/events), [Support](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/support) ## [Workshop: making storage work for your reuse and circular economy strategy](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/storageconsultation) Posted by [Daniel O'Connor](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/daniel-oconnor) on 10-Jan-2022 16:31:05 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Storage%20workshop.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/storageconsultation) The Warp It ambition to make reuse and the circular economy the norm is coming to fruition as our community [make huge strides](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/reuse-heroes) in reducing waste and carbon by reusing and redistributing furniture, equipment, stationery, and countless other items. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/storageconsultation) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/storageconsultation#comments-listing) Topics: [Refurb Repair Upcycle](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/refurb-repair-upcycle), [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Events](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/events), [Support](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/support) ## [Workshop: Repair and refurbishment: fitting it into your circular economy strategy](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/repairandrefurbishmentconsultation) Posted by [Daniel O'Connor](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/daniel-oconnor) on 26-Oct-2021 12:35:32 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Repair%20and%20refurbishment%20.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/repairandrefurbishmentconsultation) Moving away from the ‘Take-Make-Dispose’ linear economic model and adopting a circular economy is a recognised and respected solution to address global challenges like the climate crisis and realise a resilient, net-zero world. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/repairandrefurbishmentconsultation) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/repairandrefurbishmentconsultation#comments-listing) Topics: [Refurb Repair Upcycle](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/refurb-repair-upcycle), [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Events](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/events), [Support](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/support) ## [Talking Repair & Reuse With Clare Topping, Northampton General Hospital](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/repair-reuse-clare-topping-northampton-hospital) Posted by [Daniel O'Connor](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/daniel-oconnor) on 28-Dec-2017 13:35:09 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![68.jpg](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/68.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/repair-reuse-clare-topping-northampton-hospital) ### Warp It [welcomes back](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/all-things-sustainable-with-green-ninja-claire-topping-of-northampton-general-hospital) Clare Topping from Northampton General Hospital to talk about - challenges, - getting people to think differently,  - repair and reuse, - and how refurbishing assets has proved beneficial at their site. In this article you are going to learn about [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/repair-reuse-clare-topping-northampton-hospital) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/repair-reuse-clare-topping-northampton-hospital#comments-listing) Topics: [Refurb Repair Upcycle](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/refurb-repair-upcycle), [NHS](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/nhs), [Sustainable healthcare](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-healthcare) ## [Circular Economy Pioneers: Changing Mindsets & Maximising Reuse at Public Health Wales](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/changing-mindsets-public-health-wales-interview) Posted by [Daniel O'Connor](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/daniel-oconnor) on 24-Nov-2017 11:25:11 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/capital-quarter.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/changing-mindsets-public-health-wales-interview) #### **Sally Attwood and Amanda Davies from Public Health Wales kindly volunteered to share their experiences for this interview. ** In this article we will be asking Sally and Amanda about a huge relocation project they’ve managed recently, where they maximised the reuse and refurbishment of office furniture, and how they’ve managed to: [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/changing-mindsets-public-health-wales-interview) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/changing-mindsets-public-health-wales-interview#comments-listing) Topics: [Refurb Repair Upcycle](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/refurb-repair-upcycle), [Sustainable healthcare](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-healthcare) ## [How University of Edinburgh maximise the value of their IT assets](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/it-reuse-edinburgh-university-alan-peddie) Posted by [Daniel O'Connor](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/daniel-oconnor) on 30-Aug-2017 09:00:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.ed.ac.uk/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/global2017.jpg?itok=LuWQck_U)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/it-reuse-edinburgh-university-alan-peddie) #### **This blog post is about how a large organisation is using Warp It to reuse and cascade their IT assets throughout the organisaition , as well as donating externally- to maximise the value of the assets.** #### **Warp It have built relationships with so many of our wonderful customers, none less so than Alan Peddie, who manages the Warp It portal at the University of Edinburgh. We invited Alan to speak frankly about his experience of using Warp It and how it has:** - **Redistrinbuting IT assets internally** - **Facilitated donation of assets to the charity sector** - **Benefited the [IT department](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/how-to-set-up-an-it-refurbishment-department-jake-lester)** - **Encouraged refurbishment as well as reuse** - **Helped over 500 computers get refurbished instead of recycled externally** - **Given Alan a very unique superhero-style nickname!**   [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/it-reuse-edinburgh-university-alan-peddie) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/it-reuse-edinburgh-university-alan-peddie#comments-listing) Topics: [Refurb Repair Upcycle](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/refurb-repair-upcycle), [University](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/university), [Case study](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/case-study) ## [Innovative Thinking To Solve A Waste Stream Dilemma](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/innovative-thinking-to-solve-a-waste-stream-dilemma) Posted by [Daniel O'Connor](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/daniel-oconnor) on 13-Apr-2017 19:24:59 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Blog%20pics/GYO/image.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/innovative-thinking-to-solve-a-waste-stream-dilemma) **Yes, organisations can even upcycle.** Within organisation we are often to stuck in our ways to come up with innovative and new uses for our waste streams. In this article we look at what one healthcare organisation is doing. We also give you access to a free download to use to help you think more innovatively about your problem waste stream items and start to approach zero waste. 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