Repair Café in Kaunas, Lithuania
Project: Circular spaces
Physical Meeting
Join Repair Cafe organised by Tech-Park Kaunas!

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Date & Time12. October 2024
14:00 - 23:59 (EEST) -
OrganiserTech-Park Kaunas
Description
Circular Economy expert Associate Professor Dr Visvaldas Varžinskas will share practical insights. You will also interact with Tech-Park Kaunas team, one of the largest start-up communities in Lithuania. We will upgrade our household items or small electronics with the help of Kaunas Makerspace mentors.
Participants are invited to bring broken items such as a pump, kettle, drone, chair, toy, or anything else and together we will try to repair it.
Agenda
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- 14:00 - 14:15 (EEST)Why and how to apply circular economy principles in an open workshop? Živilė Paužaitė and Vaiva Kelmelytė, representatives of Tech-Park Kaunas and Interreg BSR project “Circular Spaces” implementers.
- 14:15 - 14:50 (EEST)Circular economy principles and plastic. Types of plastics and their composites, labelling and recycling options. Biodegradable and/or biodegradable plastics - what are they and what do we need to know about them? Circular economy expert Assoc. Prof. Dr. Visvaldas Varžinskas.
- 14:50 - 15:00 (EEST)Coffee break
- 15:00 - 15:50 (EEST)Business models and opportunities of the circular economy: the (un)waste economy and resource "hubs" in cities. What is the importance of the Right to Repair? Circular economy expert Assoc. Prof. Dr. Visvaldas Varžinskas.
- 15:30 - 23:55 (EEST)Practical part of the Repair Café. Bring your repairable items and let's try to bring them back to life with our help.
Events
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November |
Interactive event. "How does the circular economy encourage cooperation between businesses and makerspaces?"
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10:00 - 15:00 (EET)
10:00 - 15:00 (EET)
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10:00:00
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