📣 We're nominated for a #LARAC Award! Our Circular Food Community project with @islington-council.bsky.social Council is up for Best Partnership Award. 👏 Congrats to all those shortlisted, we look forward to celebrating with you in October! 👉 Learn more about the project here: zurl.co/LYuyf

Report - Building a circular food community: a case study from London - ReLondon

This report details results of a project exploring how to design and deliver a circular food community to tackle local challenges and create positive impact.

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🌍 #EarthOvershootDay2026 is here in July - a stark reminder of our urgent need to reduce raw material extraction & overconsumption. ♻️ #CEweek2026 (12-18 Oct) brings together change-makers to mobilise action towards a circular economy. Get involved: zurl.co/OfiEn 📸 @footprintnetwork.bsky.social

👚 Post-consumer textile waste is a growing problem in the UK with a whopping 744,000 tonnes discarded each year. But solutions exist! Meet our Circular Materials Innovation Awards bronze winner KAPDAA who transforms garment waste into low-carbon construction materials. Read more 👉 zurl.co/IttoV

Case study - Innovator spotlight: Kapdaa: Creating construction materials from textile waste - ReLondon

Case study of KAPDAA, bronze winner of our Circular Materials Innovation Awards.

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🤔 How can brewery waste become planet-friendly "leather"? Our Circular Materials Innovation Awards bronze winner Arda Biomaterials shows us how! They turn spent grain from beer and whiskey production into animal-free and plastic-free leather-like materials. Read more 👉 zurl.co/qzMU6

Case study - Innovator spotlight: Arda Biomaterials - Turning brewery waste into planet-friendly “leather” - ReLondon

Case study of Arda Biomaterials, the London business transforming plant proteins into high-performance materials for the fashion, footwear and automotive industries.

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New research by @ox.ac.uk and @relondon.bsky.social, led by Prof Lucia Corsini and Dr Ana Outeirinho Morgado, show how reuse and repair can reduce environmental impact. Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/relondon-and-university-of-oxford-publish-london-s-electricals-and-electronics-footprint

Last year we trialled the UK’s first repair voucher scheme for electricals in London to help lower the cost of repair & boost uptake of local repair services. Now we're ready to share results! 📺 1,500kg e-waste avoided 💸 £54 average cost saving ✅ 79% would repair again Read more: zurl.co/q0hVq

Case study - North London Repair Voucher Scheme: Lessons from the UK's first trial scheme for electrical repairs - ReLondon

Repair is a key part of the circular economy: it extends the useful life of a product, reduces waste and avoids new purchases. However, the cost of repair can get in the way of people actually getting...

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We're pleased to be partnering with Bexley Council, @rbkc.gov.uk & @lewisham.gov.uk on our Defra-supported FlexFlats project exploring how local authorities can best introduce a flexible plastics collection from flats that receive a communal recycling service. Read about the project 👉 zurl.co/bxjhU

FlexFlats – Defra commissions ReLondon to trial flexible plastic packaging collections from flats - ReLondon

Defra has commissioned ReLondon to deliver ‘FlexFlats’ – a new pilot project exploring the most effective and efficient ways for local authorities to collect flexible plastic packaging from flats with...

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💡In our latest article, our circular economy advisor, Graeme English, outlines the importance of London-based circular material innovation and spotlights the the winners of our Circular Material Innovation Awards. 👉 Read here: zurl.co/JhweX #circulareconomy #circularmaterials #circularinnovation

Article – Turning waste into value: why circular material innovation matters for London and beyond - ReLondon

Circular economy advisor, Graeme English, outlines the importance of London-based circular material innovation and highlights the work of the five winners of our recent Circular Material Innovation Awards.

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🚮 Food waste bins at the ready! 👉 London’s new campaign launches today – Food’s Not Rubbish – to motivate Londoners to use what they can and recycle the rest. 👏 Thanks to Barley Communications, Route Agency and our 17 borough partners who’ve helped make it a reality! Visit the site: zurl.co/RtICb

This week marks UK Small Business Week 2026 (1-7 June), a nationwide celebration of the vital role small businesses play in local communities and the wider economy. To mark the week, we’ve compiled a roundup of good news from our brilliant circular business community 👇 🔗 zurl.co/Are3J

Introducing our Acting Chief Executive, Jo Rogers. We're pleased to welcome Jo Rogers as Acting Chief Executive. Jo is the Chair of UK100 and has served as Director of Operations and Governance at ReLondon since January 2022. Read more about Jo's priorities over the coming months: zurl.co/QoC0N

📢 News: Defra commissions ReLondon to trial flexible plastic packaging collections from flats New 'FlexFlats’ pilot project will explore the most effective & efficient ways for local authorities to collect flexible plastic packaging from flats with communal recycling collections. 🔗 zurl.co/rfkpk

📣 WE WON! 🎉 We've been awarded Food Waste and Organics Initiative of the Year at the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management for our work with Islington Council on the Cally Circular Food Community project. 👉 Read more about this win and the project here: zurl.co/4Yqfv #foodwaste

🎉 Looking forward to celebrating with fellow finalists at the @letsrecycle.bsky.social Awards for Excellence today! Our project with @islington-council.bsky.social is up for Food Waste and Organics Initiative of the Year🤞 👉 Learn more about our circular food community project: zurl.co/EP06Z

📣 Join our brilliant team! We're looking for a dynamic operations assistant to provide hands-on IT, facilities and administration support to ensure the smooth running of our IT and office operations. Interested? 👉 Learn more and apply here: zurl.co/pce5i #environmentjobs #operationsjobs

📣 It's #FashionRevolutionWeek! London is one of the world's most iconic trend-setting fashion capitals - but with that title comes a high environmental price. 💡 Browse our fashion resources and join us in driving a more circular economy for fashion: zurl.co/4IxCN #FashionRevolutionWeek #Fashion

🌍 Happy Earth Day! This year's theme #OurPowerOurPlanet highlights the importance of communities in climate action. 💚 ReLondon helps champion locally-led circular action that aligns environmental priorities with social value and local economic drivers. Learn more 👉 zurl.co/xpjlm #EarthDay2026

Our textiles lead Rachel Singer joined the judging panel for Graduate Fashion Foundation x Zalando's Circularity Masterclass which empowers fashion design students across Europe & UK to adopt circular design thinking. 14 winners will present their designs at Graduate Fashion Week 2026 zurl.co/AVIVw

Zalando Circularity Masterclass Judging Day — Graduate Fashion Foundation

Graduate Fashion Foundation have partnered with Zalando for another year to bring the Circularity Masterclass , empowering fashion design students across Europe and the UK to adopt circular d...

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♻️ Simpler Recycling legislation for household waste collections comes into force in England today. ✅ The reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling. Check out our resources bank to support councils and waste authorities in delivering the requirements ➡️ zurl.co/6TCWw

Live in North London? This is your last chance to apply for a voucher to get up to £50 off the cost of repairing your household electricals and electronic items! Apply for your #repair voucher by 31 March and make sure you use it by the end of April: zurl.co/cYJxh

📣 New report! A London-wide repair voucher scheme could prevent 2,800 tonnes of carbon and save residents £2.5m in replacement costs. Benefits include: - Reduced waste and carbon emissions - Removing cost barriers - Supporting high street revitalisation Read the report: zurl.co/Bm9ac

We're excited to support Handmade Stories in hosting 'Reimagining waste' on 25th March 6-9pm. Come along & meet innovators from our circular business community at this immersive & interactive event exploring how waste & surplus materials are being transformed into beautiful products. zurl.co/5WKhL

We're excited to share the results of an 18-month project with @islington-council.bsky.social exploring how to design & deliver a replicable #circularfood community model that achieved measurable environmental & socio-economic benefits at a local level. Read the case study here 👉 zurl.co/fXeEh

🍏 It’s #FoodWasteActionWeek and we’re proud to support the #LoveFoodHateWaste campaign to make your food go fuuuuurther - for your pocket AND our planet. ♻️ Check out our resources to support businesses, local authorities and Londoners reduce food waste 👇 zurl.co/XYPDf #foodwaste #food

♻️ Repair Week 2026 is here! 🛠️💚 Run by our #LondonRecycles campaign, Repair Week is all about getting Londoners to fix their stuff, save money, support local businesses and connect with their local community. 📍Check out the 130+ events happening in London this week - find one near you: zurl.co/JFDaB

We're less than 1 week out from London Repair Week! In the coming days, we'll be sharing upcoming events in our London network and Fixing Factories to make sure that you can make the most of it 🔧⁠ ⁠ You can also find a list of events on the @relondon.bsky.social site!⁠ #repairweekldn

🎉 Repair Week is just around the corner! 🔧 Run by our #LondonRecycles campaign, Repair Week brings together small businesses, local authorities, community groups, corporates and more for a week of activity that gets Londoners fixing their stuff. Check out the events programme 👉 zurl.co/2L2Ww

🎉 We're thrilled to share our new impact report - a powerful presentation of evidence for the positive impact we had during 2024-25. The report details our ambitious, collaborative work and how we're making meaningful progress at city, borough and neighbourhood level. 🖱️ Download: zurl.co/HYk9R

🎄 Don't forget real Christmas trees can be recycled! Most London councils will either collect your tree as part of your usual bin collection, or set up drop-off points. Check your local council's website for details and visit #LondonRecycles website for more festive sustainability tips: zurl.co/EjG5

🌟 We're proud to have done some amazing work in the past year with all 33 London boroughs, with businesses and communities to build a thriving, low carbon, circular economy in the capital. 🎉 Join us in celebrating our key achievements for 2025! ♻️ relondon.gov.uk/latest/relon... #circulareconomy

ReLondon reflections: London’s circular economy progress in 2025 - ReLondon

ReLondon is proud to have done some amazing work in the past year with communities, with businesses on our high streets, with start-ups and innovators and with all 33 London boroughs to build a thrivi...

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