21/10/2026
Our current way of making things is broken.
In our current economy, we take materials from the Earth, make products from them, and eventually throw them away as waste. The process is linear.
In a circular economy, by contrast, we stop waste being produced in the first place.
The circular economy is a system where materials never become waste and nature is regenerated. ♻️
How we do it at Open Funk:
🔄 1. Reuse (coming soon):
We’re planning programs that enable the reuse of our products, such as a peer-to-peer marketplace, and product-as-a-service.
🔧 2. Maintain & repair:
We support user maintenance and repair through Maintenance and Repair Guides, and Open Source Documentation. All components are available on demand, and we offer affordable, out-of-warranty repairs in our workshop.
🛠️ 3. Refurbish:
We refurbish every single product that returns to us and give it a new life, as part of our Refurbish program.
♻️ 4. Recycle:
Leftover materials from production and refurbishing are sorted and recycled, for example, our recycled plastic panel offcuts and damaged 3D printed parts are returned to their original manufacturers for recycling.
