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On Saturday 26th of October, there was a visit to the Recyclab, an R-Urban unit built in 2012 at the same time as the Agrocité de Colombes and which, since 2017, has been living again on the site of the temporary occupation “Vive les Groues” in Nanterre, managed by the association Yes We Camp.
Built in 2012 along the Boulevard d’Archères in Colombes, the Recyclab is a unit dedicated to recycling and reusing waste on a local scale, as well as developing eco-construction and sharing know-how. In 2017, the building is forced to leave the commune of Colombes and is therefore bequeathed to Yes We Camp.
Built from wooden containers and modules, it could be dismantled and reassembled in October 2017 on the Groues site in Nanterre. Since 2017, Yes We Camp has been developing a temporary occupation for 8 years with the aim of setting up local partnerships and supporting the transformation of this neighborhood.
Thank you to Yes We Camp for welcoming us!

Our first 100% recycled tricycle! Come to try it on 21 February at the Repair Cafe!

RECYCLAB will be having an open door event on Friday and Saturday the 4-5 July at Colombes, boulevard d’Achères.
This Eco- Solidarity Platform introduces new strategies for the revitalisation of urban waste through ecological and socially responsible production. It is a space of co-production and work sharing between ‘makers’ of any kind (designers, architects, tinkerers, students, technologists) and a network of local actors. The space is equipped with power tools, a fablab, kitchen, offices and a large terrace under the canopy of a row of trees.

AGROCITE  will also host open door events on the 5-6 July, 4-12 Rue Jules Michelet.
Come to see the garden, participate in guided walks, ateliers, discussions and score yourself a bargain in the grand trash and treasure market where nothing is lost, all is transformed! In this marketplace the currency is ‘trash’ and one person’s trash is another’s treasure! Bring along an object, whether it be a special recipe, crafts, clothes, furniture or something you’ve baked, and exchange it for another.

Hello to all,

There is a new Repair Café  organised at RecycLab on the afternoon of Saturday, 22nd of February. This event is in partnership with the association “Colombes à Vélo” who will be present to help with bike repairs.

What is it?

Repair Café is an afternoon workshop where you can bring your broken, worn and damaged objects to learn how to repair. A team of volunteer repairers and self-service tools will be present to assist you in your given project, whether fixing clothes, bikes, toys, broken or damaged crockery, kitchen utensils, electric appliances, or even learning how to navigate computer software..

We are looking for volunteers to lend a hand with repairs (elecronics, sewing, etc). Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are available.

For more information about the Repair Café, please visit our offical site:

http://repaircafe.org/fr/

Next Saturday, Recyclab will host a special evening dedicated to urban agriculture and cooperative housing!

Program:

• URBAN AGRICULTURE IN BERLIN / Prinzessingärten

5:00pm – presentation and debate with  MARCO CLAUSEN, co-founded of the project Prinzessingärten,

about an ecological and economic projectin Berlin.

• COOPERATIVE HOUSING IN EUROPE

5:45pm – presentation and debate with [ STEALTH ] and atelier d’architecture autogérée (AAA),

about various projects of cooperative housing across Europe.

Practical information:

Date and time: Saturday, the 19th of october, at 5:00pm

Place: Recyclab, 11 boulevard d’Achères à Colombes

Access: 5 minutes by foot from the train station “Le Stade” in Colombes; bus

Free entrance

R-URBAN RECIDENCY 03 / DANIELA DOSSI + SIN COLLECTIV

The flea market organized on Saturday 21^st functioned as ideal context to show the preliminary work Daniela and  SIN Collective ( Michela, Silvia and Tommaso) have been doing in the last week in Colombes.

A small exhibition and an interactive wall with questions were arranged to collect ideas and start discussing with the residents on both vertical gardens and activities/workshops possibilities at Recyclab.

The ideas include so far: courses for restoring furniture, producing natural cosmetics and cleaning products; learning how to spin wool and weave baskets, making glass objects, organizing multi-languages cafe’, making jams and oriental pastry, drawing fruit and vegetables for real, etc

The outcome of this work has drawn attention on the desire and the knowledge of the community concerning the concept of vertical garden. Particularly, we tried to encouraged their imagination asking people to draw or taking time to think on some topics such us the reuse of waste materials and possible cultivation to fit in, taking advantage of their own ideas.