Social Enterprise – Research Ecomakery

Artcycling Guide – Instructions for sustainable art and design production

PDF by Editors: Oleg Koefoed & Stine Avlund, Cultura21
“A guide to becoming an artcycler: a maker of beautiful things that keep the world healthy”

The beginning of this publication reads: “This version is intended for internal non-commercial and educational use
only, by the involved partners. Not to be distributed to third parties.” But they have made it available to the general public nonetheless.

Categories: All, Artists & Designers, Serendipity, Social Enterprise and The Creative Process. Processes: Creative reuse and Upcycle.

A guide to identifying different types of plastics and preparing them for recycling.          

A PDF by Zoë Lenkiewicz and Mike Webster – WasteAid UK & CIWM
I found this advice very practical – How to identify common types of plastic

Categories: All, Collection & Storage and Social Enterprise. Materials: Plastic.

Windmill woven bags, Thailand

I was interested to learn that this enterprise gathered too much tetra pak to be used for handicrafts and had to find another way of recycling it. Another example of coffee sachets with crocheted edges.
Aunty Bee, Koh Lanta Noi and Yai, Thailand

Categories: All and Social Enterprise. Materials: Composite (two or more) and Metallised Film. Projects: Bags & Accessories, Handbags and Shopping bag. Techniques: Standard Loop weave and Windmill Loop weave.

Loop di Loop Bags for Life, Indonesia

‘Loop-di-loop’ handmade bag for life. Love the name. Made from non-recyclable coffee and drinks sachets by a social enterprise.
Clear Community, Indonesia

Categories: All and Social Enterprise. Materials: Composite (two or more) and Metallised Film. Projects: Bags & Accessories and Handbags. Techniques: Standard Loop weave and Windmill Loop weave.

ChuChu video

This excellent video tells the story of the beginnings of ChuChu, an earth friendly social enterprise in Myanmar that creates beautiful stuff from trash.

Categories: All and Social Enterprise.

Trash to treasure

Shop and Workshopmade out of waste materials. Large range of recycle products; belts from bicycle tyres, purses from inner-tubes, necklaces from pull tabs, wallets, pencil bags, sleeves for wine bottles from various plastics.
ChuChu, Myanmar

Categories: All and Social Enterprise.

Myanmar’s eco-friendly startup transforms trash into treasure—and jobs

Created by Italian NGO Cesvi, the ChuChu project collects waste and teaches locals to transform trash into recycled crafts with an environmental message.

Categories: All and Social Enterprise.

ChuChu – Loop Weaving with plastic

Overview of ChuChu loop weaving with plastics, from their Facebook page.

Categories: All and Social Enterprise. Materials: Composite (two or more) and Metallised Film. Projects: Animals, Bags & Accessories, Baskets, Decor, Laundry baskets and Storage. Techniques: Standard Loop weave and Windmill Loop weave.

Anu LIFE, India – Women’s Enterprise

A well established women’s enterprise with online shop selling a variety of Windmill loop woven products from India.

Categories: All and Social Enterprise. Materials: Composite (two or more) and Drinks cartons. Projects: Bags & Accessories and Shoulder bags. Techniques: Standard Loop weave and Windmill Loop weave.

Joy@Work women’s enterprise, Bangalore

A fascinating insight into a series of Social Enterprises in India headed by Devika Krishnan.

Categories: All and Social Enterprise. Materials: Composite (two or more) and Drinks cartons. Projects: Bags & Accessories and Shoulder bags. Techniques: Standard Loop weave and Windmill Loop weave.

Vocational Training – Tetrabags

Training for bags, pouches, placemats and a variety of utility products to be made by children from Satya School with disabilities. Multiple benefits for this social enterprise; it helps bring self-confidence and self-esteem is fun and it is also therapy.