Library of Things: the Circular Economy Operating System (‘CE-OS’) for zero waste retail

面对不断上涨的生活成本、苦苦挣扎的商业街以及气候和生态紧急情况，物联网图书馆（LoT）正在寻求资金，通过其“循环经济操作系统”（CE-OS）开发一种改变游戏规则的零废物零售新模式。想象一下，你走进当地的购物中心，租了所有你需要的东西——衣服、婴儿用品、工具、运动/娱乐产品……以前是浪费消费主义的家园，零售中心转变为循环再利用和维修中心——在一个屋檐下提供价格合理、方便、零浪费的服务。LoT是一家屡获殊荣的社会企业，其使命是为人类和地球提供比购买更好的借贷。LoT让人们可以从当地空间的储物柜里轻松租到实用的物品，比如钻头、缝纫机和地毯清洁剂，并与邻居联系，分享实用技能。LoT的社区物品租赁服务活跃于伦敦10多个社区，吸引了全球新闻报道，并在全球范围内掀起了一场共享图书馆的草根运动。现在，各大品牌和零售商都希望授权LoT的创新，以实现环保目标，创新商业模式，并响应消费者对负担得起的零浪费生活的需求。通过Smart Funding， LoT经验丰富的内部开发人员将构建世界上第一个CE-OS——创建定制技术，集成的“循环运营模式”和业务许可服务，使任何零售商都能将租赁纳入日常购物体验。这个由女性领导的团队已经获得了第一个主要零售客户，以及50多个对CE-OS项目授权感兴趣的英国/欧洲企业。预计到2030年，这将在英国/欧洲打开一个价值6000多万英镑的目标市场——为1000万人创造一种负担得起的替代品，每年节省5万吨以上的废物，创造新的循环工作和技能，并振兴世界各地的零售业。

In the face of rising living costs, struggling high streets and the climate and ecological emergencies, Library of Things (LoT) is seeking funding to develop a game-changing new model for zero waste retail with its 'Circular Economy Operating System (CE-OS)'.Imagine walking into your local shopping centre and renting everything you need -- clothes, baby equipment, tools, sports/entertainment products... Previously the home of wasteful consumerism, retail centres are transformed into circular reuse and repair hubs -- providing affordable, accessible, zero waste services all under one roof.LoT is an award-winning social enterprise on a mission to make borrowing better than buying for people and planet. LoT makes it easy and affordable to rent useful items, like drills, sewing machines and carpet cleaners from lockers inside local spaces, and connect with neighbours to share practical skills. Active across 10+ London neighbourhoods, LoT's community item rental service has attracted global news coverage and helped spark a grassroots movement of sharing libraries around the world.Now, major brands and retailers want to license LoT's innovation -- to deliver environmental targets, innovate business models and respond to shifts in consumer demand for affordable, zero-waste living.With Smart Funding, LoT's experienced in-house developers will build the world's first CE-OS -- creating custom-built technology, an integrated 'circular operating model' and a business licensing offer to enable any retailer to incorporate rental into everyday shopping experiences.The women-led team has already secured its first major retail customer and a pipeline of 50+ UK/ European businesses interested in licensing the CE-OS following the project.This is expected to unlock a target market in UK/ Europe worth £60m+ by 2030 -- creating an affordable alternative to buying for 10 million people, sparing 50,000+ tonnes of waste annually, enabling new circular jobs and skills, and revitalising retail around the world.