BDAS Waste to Worth: The Power of Repair Sharing and Reuse in Bristol
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Wed 29 April 2026
18:00 - 21:00 - Location
- Hybrid: Online and Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Further info
- Contact
- Events Team events@uwe.ac.uk +44 (0)117 32 81631
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
How can circular economy practices such as repair, sharing, reuse and composting help Bristol's communities build skills, strengthen social connections and ease the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis? This panel explores the power of community-led initiatives to reduce waste, build resilience and create a more sustainable, connected city. Host Laura Fogg-Rogers, Associate Professor of Engineering in Society at UWE Bristol, will introduce the circular economy in accessible terms and highlight city-wide efforts such as the Bristol Repair Coalition.
She will be joined by Anna Perry, Chair of Share Bristol, Jenny Liggitt from Heart of BS13, and Andy Street, Chair of FareShare South West and Feeding Bristol. Together they will discuss how initiatives such as repair, sharing schemes, composting and food redistribution can strengthen communities, develop practical skills and support people through the cost-of-living crisis.
The conversation will celebrate Bristol's existing successes while exploring future possibilities for a more circular and resilient city.
Programme
- 18:00: Arrival and registration in foyer
- 18:30: Event starts
- 19:30: Q&A
- 19:45: Event ends
- 19:45-21:00: Networking and drinks.
How to attend
You can attend this event in person, or watch online via live-stream. Please register so we can send you all the relevant details.
Attending in person: Further information on how to find us will be emailed to you a few days before the event.
Attending online: The live-stream link will be emailed to you a few days before the event.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Accessibility
UWE Bristol welcomes all abilities/disabilities, ages, ethnicities, and genders to our events. If you have any questions, concerns or additional requirements then please let us know, by contacting events@uwe.ac.uk, so that we can make your time at this event as comfortable as possible.
Venue information:
- Disabled parking: No
- Step-free access: Yes
- Accessible toilets: Yes
- Assisted Listening: Yes
- Guide/assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes