•Economy •Ecology •Cooperation
The festival of conscious consumption aims to address the issues of reuse, waste, and the consolidation of active
with similar values through collaborative projects.
Mansur Yumagulov
founder of the project
founder of the project
"The ultimate goal of the festival is not just about waste collection or item exchange, but about fostering an ecological mindset."
We live in the time of the sixth mass extinction, and for the first time, the cause of this extinction is humans. The inverted hierarchy of values leads to money being considered the highest value, while the planet is perceived as an infinite resource in the pursuit of satisfying the interests of consumer society.
The majority of environmental activists warn about an ecological catastrophe, the sixth mass extinction, and this is a negative motivation that leads people into depression and a sense of hopelessness.
The majority of environmental activists warn about an ecological catastrophe, the sixth mass extinction, and this is a negative motivation that leads people into depression and a sense of hopelessness.
We believe that it's too early to give up, and action is necessary. Not all of us are Elon Musk, capable of undertaking grand technological projects to save the world, but we can start with ourselves, with our consciousness, our families, and our immediate surroundings in the endeavor to save ourselves and then the planet.
Today, people have access to a lot of information about how things are going wrong, but there are few real tools for direct action that can truly change the situation, inspire, and unite people.
Watching a video about a whale found in Norway with kilograms of plastic in its stomach, struggling to end its suffering, only brings despair and leads to learned helplessness.
Our task is to create products and services that contribute to inspiring people and changing the collective consciousness towards a sustainable system of values, where the fundamental value is a clean environment, without which other values such as human health or the redistribution of financial resources cannot exist.
Today, people have access to a lot of information about how things are going wrong, but there are few real tools for direct action that can truly change the situation, inspire, and unite people.
Watching a video about a whale found in Norway with kilograms of plastic in its stomach, struggling to end its suffering, only brings despair and leads to learned helplessness.
Our task is to create products and services that contribute to inspiring people and changing the collective consciousness towards a sustainable system of values, where the fundamental value is a clean environment, without which other values such as human health or the redistribution of financial resources cannot exist.
At the foundation of governing society lies the conceptual-mythological level. According to the renowned anthropologist Yuval Harari, the myth of personal immortality, as narrated in the Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh, is at the core of Western society.
All technologies of digitization, biohacking, and artificial intelligence stem from humanity's desire to live forever.
Gilgamesh is a demigod figure deeply affected by the death of his named brother Enkidu. He embarks on a quest to find the flower of immortality. Despite encountering an immortal being who warns him that it's a bad idea since everyone he loved is already dead, his body is withered and in pain, and death continually eludes him despite his constant calling, Gilgamesh decides to take the flower of immortality with him and consume it. However, while bathing in a river, a snake steals the flower, obtaining immortality, and Gilgamesh returns to his native city of Uruk empty-handed.
Humanity has almost achieved a form of immortality through various products. Seventy years ago, humans harnessed atomic energy and introduced polyethylenes. Both products, in relation to human life, are virtually immortal. Wheat will not be grown near Chernobyl for hundreds of years, and the first plastic bag will likely survive for at least another 500 years.
All technologies of digitization, biohacking, and artificial intelligence stem from humanity's desire to live forever.
Gilgamesh is a demigod figure deeply affected by the death of his named brother Enkidu. He embarks on a quest to find the flower of immortality. Despite encountering an immortal being who warns him that it's a bad idea since everyone he loved is already dead, his body is withered and in pain, and death continually eludes him despite his constant calling, Gilgamesh decides to take the flower of immortality with him and consume it. However, while bathing in a river, a snake steals the flower, obtaining immortality, and Gilgamesh returns to his native city of Uruk empty-handed.
Humanity has almost achieved a form of immortality through various products. Seventy years ago, humans harnessed atomic energy and introduced polyethylenes. Both products, in relation to human life, are virtually immortal. Wheat will not be grown near Chernobyl for hundreds of years, and the first plastic bag will likely survive for at least another 500 years.
Immortality harms the environment; it is not environmentally sustainable.
There are other myths rooted in the myth of eternal return, as described by James Frazer in his book 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion.' These myths stem from the idea of the cyclic nature of the universe. For example, in the epic of Ural Batyr, the hero rejects personal immortality in favor of the immortality of the system.
After a fierce battle with dark forces and the onset of an ecological catastrophe (lack of food and clean water), Ural Batyr splashes living water around, healing the nature around him.
Ural Batyr affirms that death is simply the logic of life, and one must die at the right time. However, immortality exists through children (genetic connection), through good deeds (creativity), and through people's memories of your good deeds (reputation).
One can live in this world in different ways, one can dream and act according to their life plan, or one can dismiss it all and say that nothing will change, it's not worth trying because one is insignificant.
It is the choice of each individual to be the cause or the consequence.
We have decided to create a festival as a gathering point for like-minded individuals, people capable of taking action.
Our goal is to improve the economy and ecology of communities and provide tools for cooperation among people and projects.
There are other myths rooted in the myth of eternal return, as described by James Frazer in his book 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion.' These myths stem from the idea of the cyclic nature of the universe. For example, in the epic of Ural Batyr, the hero rejects personal immortality in favor of the immortality of the system.
After a fierce battle with dark forces and the onset of an ecological catastrophe (lack of food and clean water), Ural Batyr splashes living water around, healing the nature around him.
Ural Batyr affirms that death is simply the logic of life, and one must die at the right time. However, immortality exists through children (genetic connection), through good deeds (creativity), and through people's memories of your good deeds (reputation).
One can live in this world in different ways, one can dream and act according to their life plan, or one can dismiss it all and say that nothing will change, it's not worth trying because one is insignificant.
It is the choice of each individual to be the cause or the consequence.
We have decided to create a festival as a gathering point for like-minded individuals, people capable of taking action.
Our goal is to improve the economy and ecology of communities and provide tools for cooperation among people and projects.
The nearest festival
Montenegro, City of Bar, Shushan Administrative District
Kindergarten-School "Compass," Stefan Malo Street, 38.
Kindergarten-School "Compass," Stefan Malo Street, 38.
February 23, 2024
How is the festival structured?
Deal generator
Disco soup
Saturdays recycling
Once again market
Lecture hall
Repair café
Deal generator
Disco soup
Saturdays recycling
Once again market
Lecture hall
Repair café
In Marie Kondo's book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up," an item that doesn't have a place in your home is not just idle, it drains your energy because it takes up your space and doesn't bring you any benefit. Such items should be sold, donated, or discarded. Therefore, it's necessary to review your attics, basements, and garages where there are plenty of things waiting for their new owners.
Once again market
It's the sale, exchange, or donation of 'seemingly unnecessary' items, as well as creatively upcycled items
All participants will have the opportunity to bring paper waste, PET plastic, glass, aluminum, tin, and even plastic bags to our festival, which will be collected for recycling and given a second life.
Saturdays recycling
This is a nationwide movement in Russia called "EKA" that focuses on the topic of waste recycling.
A cooperative game that allows pooling resources for shared tasks and promotes harmony. The game is based on a proven model, validated through economic experiments with trade tokens ("shaymuratikis"), Valery Vodyanov's "Compass" system, as well as neighborhood initiatives for improving Ufa's infrastructure, such as constructing ice slides and repairing entrances and courtyards.
Project Deal Generator
Resource Exchange Game Simulator for Implementing Local Initiatives
On the topic of community organization and self-organization, as well as reducing ecological footprint, in the format of master classes and lectures.
Lecture hall
Best urban practices
Participants are informed in advance about the ingredients they need to bring. It should be a dish that people can cook together, such as borscht or pilaf, with two leaders - one chef who oversees the cooking and a DJ who adds to the culinary show.
Disco soup
The modern process of cooking a shared dish.
The format originated in Amsterdam in 2009 and has become very popular worldwide. Today, this social movement allows giving a second life to items, reducing one's ecological footprint, and serves as an excellent form of shared leisure with like-minded people.
Repair café
It is a collaborative repair of items with the opportunity for further exchange or sale.
t allows for quick and affordable space interventions, enhancing functionality and attractiveness. This approach is actively used for revitalizing streets, activating abandoned areas, and engaging citizens in creating more vibrant urban spaces.
Tactical urbanism
is a flexible approach to transforming the urban environment
Our team
Mansur Yumagulov
Entrepreneur, founder of the project cycleRecycle.space
Arthur Rakhmetov
Igor Polsky
Liana Medvedeva
Entrepreneur, leader of the "Living Cities" movement
Saturdays recycling project
Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Master of Culturology, Pedagogical Psychologist, Co-founder of the school-garden in Bar, Montenegro
Our team
Mansur Yumagulov
Entrepreneur, founder of the project cycleRecycle.space
Arthur Rakhmetov
Igor Polsky
Liana Medvedeva
Entrepreneur, leader of the "Living Cities" movement
Saturdays recycling project
Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Master of Culturology, Pedagogical Psychologist, Co-founder of the school-garden in Bar, Montenegro
Media coverage about us
One more time! Recycle fest
How to give a second life to items and bring the people of Ufa together?
Once Again! Courtyard Festival.
How did a resident of Ufa unite neighbors and create a welcoming courtyard for everyone?
RECYCLE FEST 2022
Will Ufa residents be able to exchange their unwanted items at the special market? Will this help the environment?
RECYCLE FEST 2019
"We are drowning in garbage." "Once again! Recycle Fest" gathered environmentally conscious people in Ufa.
The second "Once again! Recycle Fest" took place in Ufa.
Do residents of Ufa need separate waste collection?"
The video that shook us
Beaked whale dies after ingesting plastic bags
Photo gallery
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- Would you like to organize a similar festival yourself but don't know where to start?
- Have you already organized similar events, encountered difficulties, and are unsure whether to continue?
Mansur Yumagulov
Entrepreneur, founder of the project cycleRecycle.space
Arthur Rakhmetov
Entrepreneur, leader of the "Living Cities" movement
Organizing any non-profit event still involves commercial expenses. We have developed a practice of conducting such festivals with a level of profitability that allows us to plan marketing budgets, transportation and rental expenses, and allocate funds for future festivals.
Marketing for such an event inevitably requires investments: website development, social media pages, writing press releases for the media, designing various materials, and setting up targeted advertising. It's important to do all of this in a timely manner, so we recommend planning and budgeting ahead of time and incorporating it into your calendars.
