63. Chris Nichols on Cooperation and Building a Circular Business

Chris Nichols is a Worker, Co-Founder, Director and Operations Coordinator for Wood Shop Workers' Cooperative. Wood Shop is focused on creating wood furniture out of reclaimed wood for customers in the Vancouver area.

They are working towards creating a more circular economy through their work. They started by using reclaimed pallet wood to create their furniture, but now they take materials from places such as residential deconstruction sites. The point of a circular economy is that what would be considered waste is diverted from landfill, and instead is used to create new products.

For more information, visit https://www.woodshop.coop/

More info on the worker Co-op principles: https://canadianworker.coop/about/statement-of-co-operative-identity/

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Resources:

• https://www.woodshop.coop/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodshopvancouver
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woodshopvancouver/

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