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Communities: contribute data, build skills, unlock jobs,
growth and opportunity.
We partner with women–and youth–led groups to capture industrial deadstock and post-consumer apparel at source.
A 1–2 minute prompt-led flow logs item, condition and images, turning unsorted apparel into decision-ready datawith a local audit trail.
Qualified inputs feed WAYste: upcycling guidance, paid pilots, and micro-enterprise so contributors build skills and earn from finished products.
What you get
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​Skills & micro-enterprise: learn fast tagging and basic grading of apparel at source.
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Pathways: priority access to paid pilots, WAYste upcycling, and local business support.
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Recognition/compensation: contributors credited and compensated per pilot model.
How it works
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Onboard (short): safeguarding, consent, and a 20-minute intro to the 1–2 minute tagging flow.
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Tag at source (mobile): use a mobile phone with our prompt-led tagging app to log item, condition and images. Works offline; records are stored on the device and sync automatically when you’re back on Wi-Fi or data.
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Quality check: light spot-checks/dual-tags keep labels consistent.
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Submit & see impact: get simple progress stats and invites to paid pilots/WAYste.
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​Device & connectivity: Android/iOS, basic camera, light data usage. Offline first; encrypted sync when connected.
Tech notes: The app stores tagged records locally with encryption and retries sync on connection. Low-bandwidth image compression is enabled; photos are time-stamped and linked to the capturing group/site for the audit trail.
Why it matters (policy call-out)
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Community tagging converts uncatalogued apparel into decision-ready data, unlocking measurable public value:
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Jobs, growth & opportunity: paid pilots, skills pathways and micro-enterprise for women & youth; local supplier/SME development.
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Waste reduction & value recovery: diversion from landfil, incineration; more reuse, repair, upcycling; fewer write-offs.
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Traceability & compliance: DPP/EPR-ready records (site/group audit trail), exportable for regulators and funders. European Commission.
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Cost & carbon: faster sorting → lower handling, storage, transport; reduced embodied-carbon wastage.
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Safeguarding & data protection: consent logs, role-based access, UK GDPR alignment; offline-first with encrypted sync.
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Outputs: a simple quarterly report covering diversion (tonnes), routing yield %, jobs, paid hours & trainees, SME participation, traceability coverage %, and avoided cost estimates. (DPP/EPR evidence export included.)
Policy alignment: Outputs are DPP/EPR-ready and GDPR-aligned; reporting maps to council/NGO targets on diversion, jobs/skills, SME growth and traceability.
Contributor network
(final band)
Tell us about your group, location and access to apparel flows. We’ll propose a pilot that fits your capacity and safeguarding needs.