The inclusion of the informal recycling sector (IRS) in a circular economy (CE) is challenging
and it is gaining increasing attention by the academic community in an exponential yet …

This paper explores user perspectives about product repair to prolong product lifespan
towards the circular economy. Product longevity can be effectively achieved by repair and …

A promising method of enhancing the circular economy is distributed plastic recycling. In this
study plastic waste is upcycled into 3-D printing filament with a recyclebot, which is an open …

Enabled by ICTs and digital fabrication tools such as 3D printing, and facilitated by shared
workspaces such as makerspaces and FabLabs, digital innovation and fabrication networks …

Clapperton Mavhunga's collection of essays about science, technology, and innovation (STI)
from an African perspective opens with the idea," Things do not (always) mean the same …

Local sustainability initiatives are studied from two scholarly perspectives: the perspective of
sociotechnical innovation, which relates to the capacity of bottom-up initiatives to contribute …

The literature on the circular economy is dominated by visions that either disregard the role
of civil society in (transitions to) a circular economy or depict civil society actors merely as …

We know from the corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature that civil society
organizations (CSOs) play a crucial role in helping businesses transition towards more …

Fab Labs, fabrication laboratories, are shared workshops where citizens can access digital
fabrication equipment to design and make their own objects. They are proliferating rapidly …

Abstract The Maker Movement is a community of enthusiasts who personify a do-it-yourself
mentality and who embody the model of lifelong learning. Â The community is comprised of …