Towards Zero Waste cities: How local authorities can apply waste prevention policies The 22nd of June, RREUSE and Zero Waste Europe co-organised a conference on the topic of waste prevention as applied by European local authorities. This conference was held in front...
EU Parliament publishes draft report on waste laws
The European Parliament Environment committee has published a draft response to the European Commission’s proposed changes to EU waste legislation, including the Waste Framework Directive. Members of the committee will now have the opportunity to submit amendments to...
Towards Zero Waste cities: How local authorities can apply waste prevention policies
Wed. 22nd June 2016: 11:00 – 18:00 Committee of the Regions, Brussels RREUSE and Zero Waste Europe are co-organising a conference on the topic of waste prevention at a local level. Contributing to the ongoing debate on a European circular economy, this conference will...
Spain first country to set target to stop reusable goods ending up in landfill
Thousands of tonnes of textiles, furniture and electrical goods will be redirected from recycling and landfill to be repaired and resold under the terms of a new national Spanish waste management plan. The Spanish waste plan covering the period 2016-22, launched at...
MEPs see benefits of re-use first hand
A delegation of MEPs and European parliamentary staff working on the EU’s revised Circular Economy Package toured a French re-use facility in Strasbourg earlier this month. The visit, organised by RREUSE, introduced policymakers to the training and job creation...
Government experts share best practice on re-use
Innovative measures to promote re-use over recycling across Europe were highlighted earlier this month at an event organized by RREUSE in Brussels. Spanish legislation boosting re-use and emphasising the role of the social economy in the waste sector was showcased by...
The Flemish way around the circle
10-11th March, twenty four representatives of social enterprises from 10 countries across Europe met in Ghent, Belgium, to exchange best practices in the re-use sector and discuss the European Commission’s Circular Economy policy proposals. The RREUSE event, hosted by...
Commission officials see re-use centre in action
Officials from the European Commission department responsible for the Circular Economy Package were given a tour of a Belgian re-use centre in February followed by an exchange of views with the RREUSE network on new waste legislation proposals. Mr. Julius Langendorff,...
2nd International workshop on management of used textiles and role of social enterprises 10-11 December 2015, Soissons, France (Summary points)
10-11 December 2015, RREUSE held a second workshop focusing on the role of social economy actors in the management of used textiles. Around 60 participants from 14 different countries attended. Social enterprises have long been involved in the collection, sorting and...
Circular Economy Package: stronger measures needed to boost re-use
2 December 2015 Brussels - The European Commission’s revised Circular Economy Package, if left unchanged, will not do enough to develop local re-use centres, create jobs and stem the tide of re-usable goods sent to recycling or landfill every year according to RREUSE....
Putting secondhand first: RREUSE opinion features in Euractiv
Extract from Euractiv Opinion pages: Every year, we throw away millions of euros worth of goods that could be repaired or reused. Europe must seize the opportunity offered by the new Circular Economy Package to turn this situation around, argues Michal Len. Earlier...
Re-use More Throw Less 2015 Campaign kicks off!
The 6th edition of the Re-Use More, Throw Less campaign kicks off this week as part of the European Week for Waste Reduction. 64 re-use centres from 6 EU countries are taking part (Spain, Belgium, Romania, Slovenia, Ireland and...