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In this podcast, Hede Razoky talks to Catherine Weetman about the Upcyclecentrum in Almere, in the Netherlands.
The Upcyclecentrum is a brilliantly simple way for a town to support circular entrepreneurs, improve recycling rates and help its citizens see how the circular economy supports people, planet and prosperity.
The Upcyclecentrum has three elements: [1] it’s a recycling centre for local citizens, [2] it has an ‘experience room’ made from upcycled materials, for use by local businesses and community groups, and [thirdly] it has a brilliant entrepreneur incubation programme… providing facilities, materials and other support to artisan businesses that turn local waste materials into desirable, high-value products.
As the account manager for the Upcyclecentrum, Hede Razoky has a strong focus on creative entrepreneurship and making connections, for a shared goal of a ‘world without waste’.
Podcast host Catherine Weetman helps businesses use circular, regenerative and fair solutions to do better, with less.
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Read on for more on our guest and links to the people, organisations and other resources we mention.
Links we mention in the episode:
- Hede Razoky: linkedin.com/in/hede-razoky-096a87a6
- Almere Upcycle Center on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upcyclecentrum-almere/
- Almere Upcycle Center https://amsterdamsmartcity.com/updates/project/upcyclecentrum-almere Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upcyclecentrum_almere/?hl=nl E-mail: upcyclecentrum@almere.nl
Previous entrepreneurs at the UpcycleCentrum
- Ruig en Geroest: info@ruigengeroest.nl and https://www.instagram.com/ruigengeroest/?hl=nl
- Seefd: https://seefd.nl/ and https://www.instagram.com/seefdnl/
- Ruik: https://ruik.org/
Current entrepreneurs at the UpcycleCentrum
- Isolde de Ridder Sieraden: idrsieraden@gmail.com and https://www.instagram.com/isoldederidder_sieraden/
- 3-cycle: joost@oerz.nl and https://www.instagram.com/3cyclealmere/
- Unravelau https://www.unravelau.com/ and listen to Unravelau founder, Laura Meijering, in Episode 56 of the Circular Economy Podcast: https://www.rethinkglobal.info/episode-56-laura-meijering-unravelau/
About Hede Razoky
As the account manager for the Upcyclecentrum in Almere, Hede Razoky has a strong focus on creative entrepreneurship and the connection of (external) parties to the Upcyclecentrum in the common goal of a ‘world without waste’.
Educated as a sociologist at the University of Groningen, she began her professional career at a smaller municipality, where she succeeded to transform the local waste policies towards a system founded on the social incentives for waste separation.
Hede believes in creating a sustainable world and the important role of the younger generations in this goal. That’s why in addition to her role of account manager, she is active as a board member of the young division of the NVRD: an organization that connects professionals in the waste sector of the Netherlands.
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