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Opinion: Repairing electronics shouldn’t be rocket science
Last year Elon Musk made re-useable rockets a reality [1]. The dream of human activity on Mars inches ever closer. Meanwhile we’re cursing at the repair costs of a washing machine – it’s cheaper to replace. Why can’t Elon’s vision of re-use and repair work for our...
Opinion: Making products repairable and reusable | Next step for an inclusive circular economy
Even though 77 % of EU citizens would rather have their products fixed than replaced by new [1], too many electronics, textiles and furniture items still get dumped. This is a missed opportunity for the environment and the creation of local meaningful jobs in the EU....
COP 24: Creating jobs in a low-carbon economy by going circular
Once again, the Conference of the Parties (COP) is meeting to discuss advancements in adapting to and mitigating climate change, including measures to limit the global average temperature rise to well below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to...
Making re-use mainstream by getting everyone on board
22 - 23 November, over 80 participants from 20 countries gathered in Nijmegen, Europe’s Green Capital 2018, to discuss the role of social enterprise in a circular economy. The event, RREUSE’s 2nd international conference, tackled how to make re-use a natural and...
Re-use centres around Europe manifest their impact in just one week
Between 17 - 24 November 2018, 38 re-use centres in Croatia, Italy, Netherlands and Spain took part in RREUSE’s annual ‘Re-use More Throw Less’ campaign in order to communicate the environmental impact of our consumption and the potential of re-use and repair for...
One year anniversary of the European Pillar of Social Rights
Social enterprises active in re-use, repair and recycling greatly contribute to making the European Pillar of Social Rights a reality. By creating local green jobs and training opportunities for individuals at risk of socio-economic exclusion, they provide a...
RREUSE joins Commission expert group on social economy and social enterprises
RREUSE is pleased to announce that it has been selected to join an expert group on social economy and social enterprises lead by DG GROW and DG EMPL which will run for a six year period. The group is a successor of the Commission's Expert Group on Social...
2nd International RREUSE conference | 22 – 23 November 2018
2nd International RREUSE conference: Making the circular economy attractive, convenient and inclusive 22 - 23 November 2018 Nijmegen, Netherlands How was it? Read the summary article here Encouraging citizens, companies and governments to...
RREUSE at the Global Social Economy Forum 2018: Collaboration with local, regional and national authorities
1 - 3 October 2018 Bilbao, Spain On 2nd October RREUSE will showcase collaboration between its members and local, regional and national authorities at the Global Social Economy Forum 2018. We are glad to be invited to speak about socially responsible regions in...
RREUSE at the international forum on public procurement ECOPROCURA 2018
3 - 5 October 2018 Nijmegen, Netherlands RREUSE will be facilitating a workshop on supporting social enterprises through public procurement at the international conference gathering experts on on sustainable, circular and innovative procurement ECOPROCURA 2018....
More jobs, less waste: RREUSE reaction to Juncker’s State of the Union 2018
Today, on 12 September 2018, Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission delivered his speech on the State of the Union. RREUSE welcomes the Commission’s efforts to contribute to job creation and deliver not only promises but also results....
World-famous festival to stop mountains of re-usable camping gear being thrown away
One of the world’s largest music festivals, Tomorrowland, joined forces with a social enterprise in a fight against wasting tonnes of camping equipment left behind by revellers. Tomorrowland attracts 400, 000 enthusiastic festival goers and hosts around 38 000 people...