Turning waste into sustainable products – 18 + 25 January Stadslab Eindhoven. By Monika Gravagno and Daniela Tokashiki.
The workshops were a great success and resulted in many new skills, ideas and connections that the participants will take further.
Pictures are in this album.
A 2-day workshop where you will learn to transform your household organic waste into cosmetics, cleaning products, and plant fertilizers!
About this event
Through simple techniques like fermentation, preservation, and creative recipes, you’ll discover how to unlock the hidden potential of your organic waste and turn it from garbage into something purposeful and sustainable.
Is there a step before composting? What happens if we start to “care” for our waste? Does waste “care” for us?
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:
- Practical recipes to repurpose your organic waste.
- Hands-on experience crafting products like cosmetics, cleaners, and fertilizers.
- A take-home recipe booklet to continue experimenting.
- Tools to boost your circular domestic economy.
BREAKDOWN OF THE WORKSHOP:
Day 1: Sat 18th Jan, 10-4 PM
- Learn about the history of organic waste and its properties.
- Explore simple preservation techniques like dehydration, soaking, and fermentation.
- Plan your own home waste collection system.
Day 2: Sat 25th Jan, 10-4 PM
- Bring your organic waste to class for processing and documentation.
- Work in groups to create products like cosmetics, cleaners, and plant fertilizers using two selected recipes.
- Collaborate on a take-home booklet with recipes, processes, and photos from the workshop.
INFO & DATES:
Dates: January 18th & 25th, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (30-minute lunch break).
Price: €15 for 1 day / €20 for both (recommended)*
Perks: All tools and materials provided. You will take home the products you create during the workshop and the collective booklet with shared recipes.
- You can attend either date, or get the most out of the workshop by joining both!
Tickets Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waste-care-workshop-turning-waste-into-sustainable-products-tickets-1118824737909?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monika Gravagno and Daniela Tokashiki are social designers with a combined background in socially engaged practice and material research.
Monika has a decade of experience in fostering radical forms of social justice through facilitating workshops to address diverse needs and perspectives. She works as a Climate, Race and Social Justice Curriculum Developer at University Arts London.
Daniela brings a decade of manufacturing knowledge focused on artisan value and human approaches to material culture. She moved her practice from Peru to the Netherlands, where she focuses on hands-on, intuitive, and material-led opportunities for design intervention.
