It begins with a simple shift in perspective: this is not about us, but about the waste we continue to produce—quietly, relentlessly, and often without consequence. That, perhaps, is the real issue. !SSUE is conceived as a pilot - an attempt to extend the conversation beyond the local, and to position it where it might be examined more critically. At its core, it carries forward the thinking of .bungkus - a project born out of NOTIME TOWASTE DESIGN LAB, where .bungkus focuses on plastic, !SSUE broadens the scope to include textile, leather and even food waste—materials equally embedded in cycles of overproduction and disposal within the fashion industry and our favorite eateries. The ambition is deliberately measured. Rather than relying on complex systems or distant technologies, the approach remains grounded: low-tech, direct, and adaptable. Methods are designed to be repeatable in local contexts, placing the possibility of making - and remaking - back into the hands of individuals and communities. The bags themselves are not presented as solutions. They exist somewhere less defined, in a space that resists easy categorization. Not entirely right, not entirely wrong - only considered. After decades of evolving frameworks of recycling and upcycling - the question remains whether the language of sustainability has kept pace with the realities of how we live. !SSUE operates, in part, as a parallel line of inquiry - an ongoing form of research and development embedded within daily practice. It looks beyond material alone, and towards method: how things are made, why they are made, and whether those processes can genuinely shift behavior over time. Because, in the end, sustainability may not be found in what we use, but in how we choose to use it.