这London Borough of Hackneyrecently awarded £600,000 in grants via its Hackney Central Impact and Ideas Grant Fund, supporting local businesses pushing the circular economy.
该计划涉及23个绿色企业，包括batch.works, an East London design and manufacturing studio using3D printing to upcycle plastic waste into useful products。Riding off the back of the initiative, the Hackney Council is now actively encouraging other local businesses to partake in discussions regarding the circular economy, all in a bid to cut waste, reuse materials, and slash emissions.
Guy Nicholson, Deputy Mayor for Delivery, Inclusive Economy, and Regeneration, said, “It is all too easy to jettison some of our ambitions to reduce emissions, support the creation of a circular economy and play our collective part in transforming Hackney’s local economy and placing it at the forefront of the net zero carbon economy of tomorrow. Despite the challenges we face, the Council is determined to support the borough’s business owners to create the economy of tomorrow.”
Hackney Council’s upcoming discussions will focus on the benefits that circular economies can bring with them, both to businesses and the environment.
What is the circular economy?
循环经济只是使材料尽可能长时间使用的经济。避开了当今的“制造，使用，扔掉”的周期，循环经济似乎在其假定的生命周期结束后很长时间重新使用产品。该概念鼓励寻找新的回收和升级材料回到系统中的方法，从而从废物中获得价值。
As well as the obvious environmental benefits, circular economy initiatives can also save significant costs for businesses in the way of new material consumption. They can also come in the form of new revenue streams via repair and rental services, all while strengthening relationships with eco-conscious consumers.
3D打印部门对循环经济项目并不陌生，这与该技术的物质有效性质和升级能力息息相关。就在上个月，来自阿拉伯联合酋长国大学探索了使用剩余3D印刷PLA的再生复合材料和碳纤维废物。
在其他地方，研究人员在马来西亚马来西亚大学（UTEM）开发了3D打印机，能够生产更多resilient parts from recycled ABS。通过将两个压电传感器安装到普通的龙门FFF 3D打印机上，工程师创造了一种逆转回收ABS经常表现出的强度降低的方法。
Supporting sustainability in Hackney
Hackney Council以Batch.Works的3D打印项目等方案为基础，目前正在寻求通过要求当地企业前往的讨论来开始讨论完成有关循环经济的调查。这旨在帮助组织确切地确定企业如何成为循环经济的一部分，而无需对其业务模式进行重大更改。该数据还将用于设计未来的业务参与计划，以达到自治市镇的净零，哈克尼承诺在2040年实现。
Hackney Council will be running workshops with the Hackney Central Impact and Ideas Grant Fund circular economy businesses through to the end of this month. The workshops will take a deep dive into the topic and begin to define a roadmap for the borough’s circular economy journey. If successful, the Council will also be rolling out workshop sessions for a wider group of Hackney businesses by the end of the year.
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Featured image shows 3D printed Batch.Works products designed in collaboration with UAU and Bold Design. Photo via Batch.Works.
