Our work as designers is about adding tangible value for our clients’ brands, and this chARiTy event is all about going beyond the day job by using these same creative skills to create original works of art which, hopefully, people will value and want to purchase. This enables us to make a significant contribution to WasteAid, a charity that helps people living in poverty become Wastepreneurs – building circular economy businesses by transforming plastics, textiles, organics, and e-waste.

Through training and support, WasteAid not only reduces pollution but also helps families grow their incomes and build a more secure future. The impact speaks for itself: one Wastepreneur can prevent up to 8 tonnes of plastic entering the environment or repair 2,400 devices over ten years. So far, 296 Wastepreneurs have been trained, collectively stopping more than 231 tonnes of plastic waste every year or repairing over 71,000 devices annually.