Taylor Swift and Upcycle Newcastle
 TS and Upcycle have at least one thing in common, a love for upcycled denim. With TayTay recently in the country, and an impressive recent ‘Swiftposium’ (three day academic conference on Taylor Swift’s global impact), a challenge was declared at Upcycle – to make a Taylor Swift inspired upcycled denim outfit. The dress (top left) was worn for the Video Music Awards, and originally made by the LA based denim upcyclers EB Denim.

The challenge was accepted, embraced and finished. Local model, Upcycle Newcastle student Aaliyah, looks the part in this great example of upcycling. More pictures in the April-May Issue of MMM.

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The Right to Repair is a key component of the circular economy
Repair It Lake Mac is a community-service-activity of Warners Bay Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group. Check out what’s happening here.

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A  short reference and resource list
To keep informed about circular economy issues visit the following sites …

Australian Circular Economy Hub
Australian Repair Network
Biomimicry Institute
CSIRO Circular Economy
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Future Fit Business Benchmark
Hunter Circular
iFixit Australia
Institute for Sustainable Futures
Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence
The Repair Association
WRAP – Waste Resources Action Program

If an opportunity presents itself to see the film Going Circular, take it.
If reading is our preferred choice, these books could be helpful:
Ray Anderson, Mid-course Correction: Towards a Sustainable Enterprise, the Interface model
Janine Benyus, Biomimicry: Innovation inspired by nature
Thomas Berry, The Dream of the Earth
Cormac Cullinan, Wild Law
Sandra Goldmark, Fixation: How to have stuff without breaking the planet
Paul Hawken:, The Ecology of Commerce: A declaration of sustainability
Roman Krznaric The Good Ancestor
Jessica Long & Peter Lacy, The Circular Economy Handbook
William McDonough & Michael Braungart, Cradle to Cradle
Claire Potter, Welcome to the Circular Economy: The next step in sustainable living
Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics: Seven ways to think like a 21st century economist
Walter Stahel, The Circular Economy, A users guide

MMM Issue 43, April-May 2024