"Recycling is not a trend or a need of other times: today is a necessity"

The exhibition market within the project INNOMED UP (ENI CBC Med Programme) took place at Emporio Caritas, one of the members of the cluster in Prato. Caritas volunteers re-worked the materials recovered from the first collection of the 10 Smart Tools, positioned around the city and created new creative objects.

The fabrics, clothes, accessories and scraps have thus taken on a new form, a new use and a new life. Caritas, which has been pursuing the values of upcycling and recycling for years, has collaborated with the Municipality of Prato, designing an exhibition-market that highlights the countless possibilities for reusing objects considered waste to raise awareness among citizens on circular issues.

The event also involved the students from ITS Tullio Buzzi, who, together with the 2 professors who followed them during the process of building the Smart Bins, showed how the Bins work and their electronic components.

Prato, a circular city, continues the collection of materials with the Smart Bins, carrying forward good practices that enhance it in the area and reinterpret the circular tradition of the textile district in a modern and innovative way.