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Creativity Corner 360: Educating for Reuse and Sustainable Consumption in Lithuania

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22 August 2025

Creativity Corner 360: Educating for Reuse and Sustainable Consumption in Lithuania

Regenerative Green Transition

Proximity and social economy

Cultural and creative industries

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Creativity Corner 360, run by PU “Interjero erdvė” in Lithuania, promotes sustainable consumption and creative reuse through public workshops and events. Activities include sewing reusable bags from discarded curtains and hosting seminars and film screenings on plastic waste reduction. The initiative raises awareness of environmental issues and encourages practical behavioural change. Recognised with national awards, it has become a respected model for grassroots environmental education. 

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Editorial Team: Diesis

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Geographical descriptors

Lithuania

Organisation Type

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Thematic area

    • Regenerative Green Transition

  • Interlinkages with other sectors

    • Proximity and social economy

    • Cultural and creative industries

  • Action areas and keywords

    • Creating financial incentives and supportive regulation for green and circular social economy business models

    • Data Maturity and data driven business models

    • Local Markets

    • New business models – the platform economy

    • Reinforcing Business to Business collaboration for greener and circular value chains

  • Ecosystem focus

    • Social economy

  • Scope of activity

    • Local/neighbourhood

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Creativity Corner 360 was established to tackle wasteful consumption and encourage practical reuse of everyday items. Through its workshops, participants learn how to transform old curtain fabric into reusable shopping bags, reducing reliance on single-use plastics. These sessions are complemented by seminars, discussions, and film screenings designed to deepen understanding of environmental challenges, particularly the consequences of plastic pollution.  

By combining hands-on skills with awareness-raising, the initiative fosters both immediate action and longer-term shifts in habits. Its work has been acknowledged nationally, with founder Giedrius Bučas receiving the President Valdas Adamkus Prize for environmental impact and innovation.  

Operating as a non-profit, Creativity Corner 360 embodies the principles of the social economy, using creativity and community engagement to promote responsible consumption. It demonstrates how small-scale, locally driven actions can make a measurable difference in environmental stewardship while inspiring others to replicate the approach.

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