A large part of the objects we buy and own end up being used only a few times. Over time, these items accumulate in closets, storage rooms, and shelves, creating a huge problem of invisible waste that rarely gets noticed.

That’s why we need to reinvent the way we relate to things. In Barcelona, this change began with initiatives like the Libraries of Things and other pioneering projects. Now, a new connected infrastructure could scale this transformation: the Sharing Point.

Thanks to a system of smart lockers available 24/7, people can easily and continuously access shared items. It is, essentially, the Bicing for Things.

With the support of BitHabitat, a consortium led by Bax Innovation has successfully tested the first autonomous shared objects station in Barcelona within a residential building by Cevasa. Read more here about the experiment.

This event will be an opportunity to reflect on the lessons learned from this experiment, bring together key players in Barcelona’s sharing economy ecosystem, and explore together how to scale this type of station across the city.

Program
11:00: Introduction: the growth of the collaborative economy in Barcelona
11:10: Presentation of the Compartiment project
11:25: Round table with local collaborative economy actors

Roger Junquera, Manager of Bicing Barcelona
Jenny Berengueras, Director of Reuse Area at Rezero, and representative of the Library of Things
Javier Velasco Sánchez, co-founder of Lendi, a platform that allows people to share items
Sami Angsthelm, Circular and Collaborative Economy Leader at Bax Innovation
12:00: Networking and lunch on the terrace