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Join Indigeneity Workshops in Rotterdam

Join Indigeneity Workshops in Rotterdam Nieuwe Instituut runs COMPOS workshops in Rotterdam linking compost work to indigeneity talks. Neighbour tip Bring a friend who has never visited before; shared first visits help you remember names, routes, and follow-up events you might skip alone. What you can do in Rotterdam - Ask a volunteer what follow-up dates they recommend for newcomers before you leave the site - Book COMPOS workshop slots on 12 November 2026 from 15:30 (Nieuwe Instituut event) - Visit Museumpark 25 galleries before or after your workshop ticket time - Join facilitator-led conversations on indigeneity, soil, and design ethics listed in the event copy - Explore other institute programmes on ecology and colonial collections when the autumn calendar publishes How to join Tickets were listed around €12.50 per workshop on the organiser page. Purchase through nieuweinstituut.nl; arrive at Museumpark 25 for check-in. FLISoL 2027 Rotterdam city pages were unavailable on the source page - this row uses the confirmed COMPOS programme instead. When & where Nieuwe Instituut, Museumpark 25, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Workshop start 15:30 local time on 12 November 2026 per the organiser listing. Why it matters in Rotterdam Hands-on compost and dialogue in a design museum keeps indigeneity debates tactile instead of abstract, linking urban residents to land stories under their feet. Bring a notebook; details you capture on site help your block organise a return visit or small solidarity fund drive. Good to know - Is this the same as FLISoL? No - FLISoL 2027 city details were missing; COMPOS is the verified public event on the source page. - Do I need gardening clothes? Workshop copy mentions compost work; dress for mess and indoor heat. - Is the museum ticket included? Read the ticket description on the event page for gallery access rules.
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Join COMPOS Workshops in Rotterdam

Join COMPOS Workshops in Rotterdam COMPOS(T)ING workshops at Nieuwe Instituut run 12 November 2026 from 15:30 at Museumpark 25. What you can do in Rotterdam - Buy a workshop ticket on nieuweinstituut.nl (about €12.50 on the source page) - Wear clothes suited to compost handling indoors - Stay for gallery conversation prompts led by listed facilitators How to join Purchase online before slots fill. Arrive 15:30 local (14:30 UTC anchor on 12 November 2026) for check-in at Museumpark 25. When & where Nieuwe Instituut, Museumpark 25, Rotterdam (51.9145, 4.4727). One-off workshop block 12 November 2026. Why it matters in Rotterdam Paid workshop seats fund facilitators while keeping indigeneity discussions hands-on for city residents. On the day Arrive ten minutes early to read house rules at the door and greet a volunteer before seats fill. Good to know - Is museum entry included? Read the ticket blurb for gallery access the same day. - Was FLISoL planned here? FLISoL 2027 Rotterdam city pages were unavailable on the source page; this visit follows the verified COMPOS event. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: COMPOS(T)ING - Nieuwe Instituut Details checked: 2026-10-31.
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Mission Reuse: shared reusable cups for carnival in Noord-Brabant

Carnival cups that come back Mission Reuse, a coalition coordinated by Fair Resource Foundation, built a shared knowledge network with Noord-Brabant province to facilitate reusable cup systems during carnival: one of the highest-waste events in the Dutch calendar. The network connects municipalities, carnival associations, and cup-washing services, so every participating town can access a shared reuse infrastructure rather than buying into it individually. Where - Noord-Brabant province, Netherlands (carnival route municipalities); approximate pin at regional centre How to participate - Carnival associations in Noord-Brabant: contact Fair Resource Foundation to join the Mission Reuse network and access the shared cup logistics - Municipalities: ask your carnival organising committee whether they are connected to the Mission Reuse knowledge network - Visitors to carnival: return your reusable cup at designated collection points Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. - Lead: Fair Resource Foundation + Mission Reuse coalition - Report chapter: ZWE State of Zero Waste Municipalities, 5th edition
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Ask for circular demolition in Berkel

Ask for circular demolition in Berkel In Berkel en Rodenrijs, ask Mustang for a circular demolition that reuses greenhouse glass and steel. The firm keeps a yard on Noordeindseweg where those parts are checked, cleaned, and stored for a second build. What you can do in Berkel - Ask Mustang to list what is in a greenhouse before anyone cuts it down (Mustang circular demolition) - Ask which glass, gutters, and steel can go into another greenhouse - Ask how parts move from the site to the yard, and what is cleaned there - If a part cannot be used again, ask how it will be handled - Read the contact page and ask them to walk the site with you How to join Mustang is a company, not a volunteer club. You contact them when a greenhouse or a building needs to come down. They start with a list of materials and a report of what still has value. Then they take the reusable parts off, move them to the yard at Noordeindseweg 346A, and check them. Most parts later go into another greenhouse. Partners named on the page are Kerklaan Greenhouses and Kerklaan Horti Materials. The page does not say the yard is a walk-in shop. Ask before you visit. Why it matters in Berkel Glasshouse country is full of frames that still have years in them. A careful take-down keeps that glass and steel in the district instead of ordering a full new kit. You also get a plain list of what is worth keeping before the machines arrive. Find more community projects in Berkel en Rodenrijs. Good to know - What does circular demolition mean here? Mustang describes it as taking a greenhouse or a building apart so the materials are used again at a high quality. They also take away the parts that cannot have a second life. - Where is the yard? Noordeindseweg 346A, 2651 LM Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands. Use the contact page rather than arriving unannounced. - Who is it for? Growers and owners who want a greenhouse taken down and the good parts built again. The page does not list a price.
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Find circular demolition salvage in Breda

Find circular demolition salvage in Breda In Breda, you can follow a circular demolition that saved concrete, steel, and bricks from a 23,000 square metre hall at Prinsenhil. The parts came off the old building in a way that lets a new hall, a path, or a home renovation use them again. What you can do in Breda - Read how the hall at Prinsenhil was taken apart, then ask a builder to copy those steps (WDP circular demolition story) - Look for salvaged beams, roof panels, insulation, clinker, and steel from this kind of job - Ask for the old concrete floor to stay on site as a new base or a site road - Ask the city to write selective taking-apart into the next demolition tender - If you renovate, ask for used parts before you order new ones How to join This is a company practice, not an open workshop. WDP and the demolition firm Gubbels described the job in February 2023. The first phase was about 90 percent done. A new building on that part was expected by the end of that year. A second taking-apart was due in early 2024, with a new building later that year. Each taking-apart was expected to last eight to nine weeks. Do not walk onto a live site. Check the WDP page for what the firms say now about salvage sales. Why it matters in Breda A neighbour who renovates can use a beam or a brick that already exists. On this job the concrete floor stayed on the ground as a base and as a road, so it did not have to leave by truck. Stone was planned for green noise walls along walking and training paths, which gives plants and birds a place beside the path. Find more community projects in Breda. Good to know - What is circular demolition in Breda? Crews unscrew and sort the hall so materials stay useful. The old habit was to smash everything. This way takes more time, and a crew sometimes needs to learn the new steps. - Can I buy the old parts? Gubbels sold most parts to people who renovate. Regular buyers saw the list first. Leftovers were offered on Marktplaats.
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Visit circular demolition salvage at Prinsenhil

Visit circular demolition salvage at Prinsenhil You can trace circular demolition at Prinsenhil in Breda, where a large hall was taken apart for reuse. Look along the Prinsenhil road. The place is the district, not a gate you should enter. What you can do in Prinsenhil - Read the February 2023 account before you go (WDP story) - Look from public roads only. Do not enter a works compound - If you renovate, ask whether beams, roof panels, clinker, or steel from this kind of job are still for sale - Ask a local builder to keep the next concrete floor on site as a base or a site road How to join WDP and Gubbels ran this as a build project. In the February 2023 note the first phase was about 90 percent done, and a second taking-apart was planned for early 2024. Those dates are a record of the method, not an invitation to a live tour. Salvage was sold mainly to private renovators. Regular buyers saw the measured, photographed list first. When & where Prinsenhil, Breda, the Netherlands. The place is the Prinsenhil road in the Krogten area. There is no public counter with a street number. Recurring: there is no weekly open hour. Check the WDP page for any current note. Why it matters in Prinsenhil The concrete slab was reused on the site as a foundation and as a construction road. Cooling walls went to a cold-store dealer. Long steel went into new frames. Stone was planned for green walls along walking and training paths. That is the picture to copy on the next large hall in Breda. Good to know - Is the site open to visitors? No public open day is described. Stay on public ground. - Who sells the parts? The demolition team. WDP said it barely handled resale. Check the WDP page for any current list. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: WDP: circular demolition in Breda. Details checked: 2026-09-24.
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Ask Mustang for circular demolition in Berkel

Ask Mustang for circular demolition in Berkel Mustang Demolition keeps a yard for circular demolition parts at Noordeindseweg 346A in Berkel en Rodenrijs. Glass and steel from greenhouses come here to be checked, cleaned, and sent out for another build. What you can do in Berkel - Contact Mustang before a greenhouse is cut down (circular demolition page) - Ask for an inventory that names what can be used again and what it is worth - Ask which parts will be stored at this yard and which will be rebuilt for a customer - Ask how parts that cannot be reused will be taken away How to join You ask the firm. They map the materials, take the reusable ones off, and bring them to this address. On arrival the parts are checked, cleaned if needed, registered, and stored. The page says most of them go into new greenhouses. It does not publish walk-in hours. Use the contact page and ask before you travel. When & where Noordeindseweg 346A, 2651 LM Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands. Recurring: the yard is the firm base. Check the organiser page for whether visitors are welcome. Why it matters in Berkel A greenhouse frame is a kit of glass, gutters, and steel. Taking it apart with a list means the next grower can build with parts that already exist. The yard is the place those parts wait between the old site and the new one. Good to know - Is this a public shop? The page describes a yard and a contact path, not a counter with opening hours. Ask first. - What about cost? The page does not list a fee. Ask Mustang. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Mustang Demolition: circular demolition. Details checked: 2026-09-24.
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