Initiatives

Beyond consulting:
circular innovation in practice.

GREENWISE doesn’t only advise. We develop and support initiatives that show in practice that the circular economy can have an audience, a market and value.

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A GREENWISE initiative

yiuco.com

Launched in 2010 as one of the first Greek marketplaces for upcycled, refurbished and second-hand products, with 260 sellers and public innovation funding.

Today yiuco is a rich knowledge archive, with dozens of articles on upcycling, creative recycling and reuse — open to everyone (in Greek).

Visit yiuco.com

2010

year founded

260

sellers of circular products

€70K

public innovation funding

What you’ll find on yiuco

Knowledge for everyone.

While greenwise.gr speaks to businesses and public bodies, yiuco is for anyone who wants to be inspired and make the circular economy part of everyday life.

Upcycling

Ideas and examples for giving materials a second life with greater value.

Creative recycling

Design, art and handmade pieces from materials that would otherwise be thrown away.

Reuse

Repair, second-hand and practices that keep products in use.

Circular living

Everyday choices for less waste and more sustainable consumption.

From yiuco

Upcycling ideas from our magazine.

  • A Phonebook dress
    It is one of the most beautiful and elegant dresses that I have ever seen, so I decided to share […]
  • Fabric leftovers to toys
    We made some soft toys from fabric remains The post Fabric leftovers to toys appeared first on yiuco.
  • Corporate gifts made of packaging
    Packaging  og your products  used or left  turn into nice new items and why not in corporate gifts. See, for […]
  • from banners to bags
    Turn your old banners to bags, wallets, backpacks, tote bags and many other… The post from banners to bags appeared […]
  • M&M designers pallet lounge chair
    This pallet lounge chair by M&M Designers is part of ‘Les Palettes,’ a series of furniture crafted entirely from used […]
  • Things you can do with sawdust
    This is “50% sawdust”, a project that evolved from the development of a new design method based on material research. […]
All articles on yiuco →

New initiatives

We are developing the next steps.

We are working on new initiatives for circular products and tools, to be presented here soon. Have an idea for a circular product or want to collaborate?

Tell us about your idea