Name: Greentech Meetup: Edinburgh Remakery, Building Your Local Circular Economy
Start: 2025-10-28T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-28T10:30:00+00:00
Location: CodeBase Edinburgh

Greentech Meetup: Edinburgh Remakery, Building Your Local Circular Economy

Join our monthly meetup where we bring the Edinburgh Greentech community together for a learning session, networking & a spot of breakfast!
About this Event

Join us for breakfast, coffee, and great conversation with fantastic people from the Greentech community.

Join us to learn, ask questions, and get inspired by what’s possible at the intersection of digital innovation and sustainability.

Elaine Brown is the CEO of the , an award-winning social enterprise focusing on the circular economy. She joined the Edinburgh Remakery in 2019, bringing over 25 years’ experience of working in various roles within Local Authorities and not-for-profit organisations.

Elaine will talk about:

The Skills gap within Tech Hardware Repair and how she has developed a business around the Circular Economy opportunities afforded by adopting Repair and Reuse.
The entrepreneurial journey - she will outline some of the opportunities and challenges that the Edinburgh Remakery has encountered.
Behavioural Change – the double-edged sword of consumption versus the need to preserve precious metal and reduce e-waste – how does that impact profits

Hopefully by the end of the talk you will be inspired to see Tech in a different light and realise the importance of building sustainability into your business from the outset so we can all Waste Less, Live More.

This event is open to anyone with an interest in sustainability or Greentech, and you’ll have the opportunity to meet other people in the space and get to know the Edinburgh Greentech community. We look forward to seeing you there!

What is CodeBase?

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Accessibility:

How are we making sure this event is accessible?

CodeBase Edinburgh's Events Space is fully accessible to wheelchair users via the main entrance on Castle Terrace (37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EL).

There will be no loud music or bright lights used throughout the event.

There will not be a BSL interpretation at the event.

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Getting to the venue:

CodeBase is situated in the heart of Edinburgh city which means there are several ways you can reach the venue. It is a 4-minute walk from the closest bus stop on Lothian Road and a 10-minute walk from the West End tram stop.

There is also an NCP car park situated right in front of the venue on Castle Terrace.

There is level access into the venue from Castle Terrace, with automatic double doors upon entering, and an accessible toilet inside the building. There is a lowered desk at reception. The entrance has "CodeBase" written in large type across the automatic doors.