Some highlights of 2023 season eco-soap and liquid soap workshops in Helsinki. Kicking off the season by co-making session with old friends on the EARTH DAY. In total we organized 10 workshop and co-making event with around 80 participants this year, and upcycled 40 liters of used cooking oil and expired oil from local restaurants and households. It’s our pleasure …
*Dodo’s Harfest 2023
Take part at our neighborhood NGO Dodo’s HarFest 2023 event with great vibes! Washing bikes, baby stroller, shoes with our liquid soap. Since the weather was great, we also made some EcoSoaps with lovely participants and sent out some samples. Looking forward to meet you next time at our workshops.
Demo to FutureUA project researchers
It was our pleasure to share our story, experience with local restaurants and demo EcoSoap-making with Urban Agriculture for Resilient Future (#FutureUA) project research fellows. And get to know some status of urban agriculture and sustainable food production situations in the Nordic-Baltic region.
Pop up stand at Second Hand Market Redi
Looking for some eco-gifts for the Xmas season? JooSoap products are available at the Second Hand Market Redi, 3rd floor of the Redi Shopping Mall in Kalasatama, Helsinki. Until 19.01.2023 Thursday. * Local circular economy in practice! Every 1 kg of ecosoap upcycled 1 Liter of used cooking oil from local restaurant and household’s kitchen. All JooSoap products are handmade …
JooSoap workshop 2022 highlights
EcoSoap workshops in Helsinki were finally slowly back from the pandemic. As usual, we made eco-soaps together and get discussions with related environmental and health issues. Good to meet many nice participants and some private gathering workshops during this season. Our workshop will turn into Spring-Autumn seasonal events from now on. We wish all stay well over the winter and …
Good News from Finland
JooSoap Studio is in the Good News from Finland‘s article : FIVE FROM FINLAND: Responsible design. We will keep the spirits up and continue spread the word. Check the article for more details: https://www.goodnewsfinland.com/en/articles/five-from-finland/2022/responsible-design/
Touring workshop 2021, TAIWAN
The EcoSoap touring workshop together with Taichung Maple Eco School visited 19 schools in 2021! Organized by TPCF foundation, this year we spend some time on the southeast coast of Taiwan in Taitung county, facing the Pacific Ocean. And also the important farm lands in Changhua and the northeast Yilan county. In total around 806 students and teachers were participated …
Customized EcoSoap for XTERRA TAIWAN
Being proud to take part in producing these batch of meaning gift. Customized EcoSoaps for 2021 XTERRA TAIWAN finish souvenir. 150 liters of used cooking oil were upcycled and raw packaged with locally handmade jute ropes. We redesigned the ecosoap making process to let local ecosoap lecturers could complete this big order in 3 months. Well Done, the lecturers from …
Touring workshop 2020, TAIWAN
Another busy and challenging year! The EcoSoap touring workshop together with Taichung Maple Eco School visited 30 schools in 2020! As everything has been planned at least half year ahead, luckily the pandemic situation was quite under controlled in Taiwan so not many workshops were cancelled. In total around 1,526 students and teachers were participated in the course. Estimate we …
Keru Circular Workshop Day
We were taking part at the Keru-yhteisöjääkaappi Circular Workshop Day, part of the HDW 2019 side events. At Keru, we met a nice group of people joining the workshop and sharing their experience of used cooking oil disposal from their home countries. It was happy to meet you all! Yhteisöjääkaappi Community Fridge INFO: Community fridge is a concept and a place …
WCEF 2019-We want future! -festival
WCEF2019 The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy. We were invited to join the side event “We want future! festival” on 4 June 2019, at the beautiful Helsinki Oodi library. Giving few workshops to international students and guests to learn how to make eco-soaps and try out …
Touring workshop 2019, TAIWAN
It’s our honor to collaborate with Taichung Maple Eco School again to complete this series of touring lecturer/workshop, invited and organized by TPCF foundation. We visited 19 schools with at least 1500 students and teachers from 4-9 grades during this semester in Taichung, Taiwan. We modified the lecture material to includes few topics (e.g. plastic wastes, used cooking oil disposal …
Hävikki festarit_2018
Another year taking part at the Hävikki- ja kiertotalousfestarit in 2018. We met many people and got chance to network with entrepreneurs/organizations working with waste to useful stuffs! Glad to be part of the movement. We also had a demo on ecosoap co-making, upcycling used cooking oil from next door Hävikkiruokaravintola Loop. We always love the vision behind the Loop …
JooSoap workshop*Helsinki Design Week 2018
Now, Come and Make your own special edition Eco-Soap just for Helsinki Design week! “Local produce, local use! Easy and fun to do! Stop dumping used cooking oil that blocks the drain. Upcycle and clean your home.” Every liter of used cooking oil can become 1 kg of EcoSoap for household cleaning and handwashing. Join JooSoap Studio for a hands-on …
Kellokosken Ekolabra 2018
What a great experience to participate Kekola Kellokosken Ekolabra Kiertotalousfestivaali 26.5.2018, circular economy event. Amazing atmosphere! We met so many lovely visitors interested in our products, workshops and shared our story to a press group from Japan. It was our pleasure to meet you all! Thanks organizer Malla invited us, and our team collaborate to make this happened. We washed …
Hävikki festarit_2017
Local Circular Economy in action! We were invited by the Betre team to join the Hävikkifestarit – Ruokahävikki- ja kiertotalousfestarit (Food Waste and Circular Economy Festival) 2017. The event was taking place at the Teurastamo, Helsinki. We also had an ecosoap co-making session, upcycling used cooking oil direct from the on-site B-Smokery restaurant! 10 liters of used cooking oil were …
Open Source Circular Economy Days, Helsinki 2017
♫ Open Source Circular Economy Day Helsinki 2017 ♫ We upcycled 8 liters of used cooking oil(from on-side restaurant) into around 80 EcoSoaps! Thanks all for joining the workshop and co-making together. And some bikes were turning shining today! Well done! —————- JooSoap Studio is honored to take part in Open Source Circular Economy Days Helsinki again in 2017. This …
[Video]JooSoap Story – Circular Economy
Check our latest video about JooSoap Studio Story in Helsinki, Finland. See how we apply with circular economy and design strategies, to act locally and globally. The project of making eco-soap from used cooking oil locally and the related environmental issues we are tackling for better environmental life. *Thanks all of our supporters/interviewees/contributors for making this video come alive; and …
Open Source Circular Economy Days, Helsinki 2016
JooSoap Studio is honored to take part in Open Source Circular Economy Days Helsinki again in 2016. This time is right next to our office door at the urban farming center: Kääntöpöytä Green house. “Open Source Circular Economy Days (OSCEdays) is a global event & community to create open resources & possibilities for a global shift towards a waste-free, sustainable …