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Kurzzusammenfassung

Ein zirkulärer Abfallhub ermöglicht die lokale Wiederverwendung von Materialien im Quartier. Als offener Ort bietet er Werkstätten, Workshops und gemeinschaftliche Nutzung von Ressourcen. So werden Materialkreisläufe sichtbar gemacht und Abfall in nutzbare Produkte überführt.

ALDEA | Circular Waste Hub

Avatar: Fyona Seguin Fyona Seguin

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What should be created?
ALDEA is a neighbourhood hub co-created with the community to support local CO₂ reduction through practical, everyday action. It brings together residents, businesses, makers, and organisations to develop place-based solutions that reduce resource use and emissions at the neighbourhood level. The hub is shaped with and for the community it serves - responding to its needs, its materials, and its people. Through participatory processes, ALDEA develops initiatives across three core areas: learning, making, and shared spaces. These include hands-on workshops, material collection and reuse systems, and locally produced circular products - all designed to extend the life of materials, reduce waste, and lower consumption-related emissions. Urban areas generate around 70% of global CO₂ emissions, much of it linked to how we produce, use, and discard everyday products. Yet systems built on convenience have distanced people from materials and limited low-impact alternatives. At the same time, a growing gap in practical green skills makes it harder for people to take meaningful action. ALDEA addresses these challenges by creating accessible, local infrastructure that enables residents to repair instead of replace, reuse materials, and engage in low-carbon practices. By fostering collaboration between communities, local actors, and public institutions, the hub supports measurable long-term CO₂ reduction while strengthening local circular economies and community resilience.
Example
Precious Plastic (community-based material reuse), Participatory City / Everyone Everyday (civic making and learning), Looply (community-led circular material systems), Insights from the Zurich Climathon and resident interviews
Are you submitting the idea by yourself or as part of a group?
We are an informal group (e.g. neighbourhood group)
Name
ALDEA
Will you implement the idea by yourself or are you still searching for accomplices?
I/we will implement the idea by myself / by ourselves
Describe the place(s)
The pilot hub will be implemented in a dedicated space in Binz, working closely with residents and local businesses to co-design and shape the hub's foundation, material streams and initiatives, through participatory workshops.
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