Thursday, April 3, 2025 – 9:30am to 12:30pm via Zoom
Thursday, April 3, 2025 – 9:30am to 12:30pm via Zoom – The ReUse Virtual Design Jams are open, interactive, and collaborative events focusing on generating new strategies and services for collecting, sorting, reusing, and redistributing materials within the manufacturing ecosystems in Appalachia. Participants will respond to shared industry and community challenges and explore ways to build new resources to support the individuals, businesses, and agencies collaboratively building a new regional material management system. The three part event series will uncover new opportunities for all involved to be part of the growing circular economy.
Who should participate?
Participation in the Virtual Design Jam events is open to anyone! Whether you are an expert or have a growing interest in circularity, manufacturing, and helping Appalachia’s community and economy grow, these events are for you.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Employees, owners, and solopreneurs involved in collecting and sorting materials
- Solid waste authority leaders and employees
- Makers, manufacturers, and makerspaces that generate and/or utilize (or are interested in using) post-industrial and post-consumer materials
- Teachers and students interested in learning about the issues
- Experts in circular supply chains, warehousing, distribution, and design
- Business owners interested in adopting sustainable ways to manage their waste
- Policy makers, decision makers, and advocates for local and regional economic development
Have questions? If you have any questions about the ReUse Design Jam please contact Andrew Dahlgren, Place Program Director at Urban Manufacturing Alliance, at [email protected].
