Recycling as creative cultural activity: Interview with Udo Holtkamp, head of RecyclingBorse

摘要

RecyclingBorse! (a recycling exchange), established in Herford, Germany in 1984, is a public-interest corporation that integrates social welfare activity with activity to reduce the generation of garbage. It systematically collects and resells unwanted items donated by households and corporations, and provides reemployment opportunities for the jobless. It also conducts art projects and redesign projects using discarded furniture, thus transcending the framework of the typical recycling business. RecyclingBorse! even organizes design competitions for recycling, and is actively involved in collaboration with design universities. I talked with Udo Holtkamp, managing director of this organization that has elevated recycling promotion activities to the level of creative culture.