Circularity Best Practice

We as a society are just at the start of a process of 'thinking differently' about design, production and waste. The best products are designed to eliminate waste, use materials efficiently, and support reuse, repair, or recycling.

Here are 10 outstanding items widely recognised for innovation and impact in sustainability. Be inspired about what can be achieved if we focus with the right mindset!

Find further examples of what's being done at Circular economy in Australia and a general overview in our Introduction to Circular economy.

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Right to Repair

Right to repair is a global movement advocating for legislation that allows consumers and independent repair shops access to necessary parts, tools, and information to freely modify and repair electronic and other products. Key organisations include iFixit, The Repair Association (advocacy group in the USA), and our own Australian Repair Network (with Repair cafe map).

See this interesting article: Hell freezes over as Apple supports right-to-repair bill (Aug 2023)

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What happened to modular phones?

Remember the days when you could just pop the battery out of your phone when it froze? In 2016 Google and the industry were so close to making modular phones the norm. But what happened? Find out here.

But it's not all over ... see the new wave of modular phones - customisable, repairable, sustainable - and fun!

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⭐  Of course you don’t need to go far to see the circular economy in action. Some things have been around for a long while! You’re part of the solution when you compost food scraps, share your lawn mower, avoid single-use products, choose second-hand, and select a long-lasting product when you need to purchase new.