[Online Sharing] From Recycling to Upcycling: Transforming Waste into Wonder!

Seminar and sharing

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Date

10 Apr 2024
Organiser

Campus Facilities and Sustainability Office
Time

13:00 - 14:00
Venue

Zoom

Speaker

Mr. Homan Ho

Summary

Our world is facing a critical challenge of managing waste, and it is imperative for us to explore innovative solutions to tackle this issue. Our discussion will include an overview of Hong Kong’s plastic waste challenges. We will explore the transformative power of upcycling - a process that not only reduces waste but also adds value to discarded materials by giving them a new purpose and life, thereby minimizing our ecological footprint and contributing to a more sustainable future. We will also showcase inspiring examples of upcycling initiatives and explore how we can drive positive change in our communities.

Keynote Speaker

Mr. Homan Ho

Founder and Director, FabLab Hong Kong

Homan Ho is the Founder of Fablab Hong Kong, an NGO, and a fabrication laboratory equipped with both traditional and computer numerical control machinery. Through collaborative efforts from a diverse group of inventors, makers, artists, social changers, programmers, and engineers, the lab has incubated a series of cross-disciplinary social innovation projects and initiatives. Recently, he participated in the Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture (UABB2022) and launched a compact plastic recycling machine to enable our community to form an ecosystem in upcycling and reduce plastic footprint.