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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...
Moving re-use forward in Scotland and the rest of Europe
4-6th November, 28 representatives of European and American social enterprises active in the field of re-use, repair and recycling gathered in Edinburgh for the final RREUSE meeting and General Assembly of 2015, kindly hosted by the Community Resources Network...
2nd international social enterprise workshop on management of used textiles 10-11 December, Soissons, France
Following the success of RREUSE’s 1st international workshop for social enterprises working in the field of used textile management, which saw 60 participants from 10 different countries, the next edition will take place on 10-11 December in Soissons France in close...
Corporate retailers support re-use with impressive impacts
Based on a press release by the FRN The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN), a member of RREUSE, has issued a new report revealing the significant social, economic and environmental impact of its take back scheme in partnership with corporate retailers including IKEA, John...
Better access needed to millions of discarded re-usable goods says EU study
An assessment into the feasibility and socio-economic and environmental impacts of setting re-use targets for used electrical goods at EU level was published this week. The report rightly highlights the need for better access for re-use organisations to discarded...
EU Parliament vote on circular economy missed opportunity to support re-use and to create jobs
Reacting to today's vote in the European Parliament on a report on Resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy, Michal Len, Director of RREUSE, a network of re-use organisations in Europe said: "Setting separate targets for re-use of goods in addition to...
Online retailers failing on take back scheme
The French consumer body CLCV says half of major online electrical retailers are failing to take back used goods for free when customers buy a similar product, as required under French law. The survey of 22 major suppliers found that almost a third don’t offer free...
Longer-lasting white goods cut environmental impacts by 30% – study
The benefits of making large household electrical goods last longer have been underlined by a new report carried out for the European Commission. The research carried out in preparation for an update to the European Commission’s Ecodesign rules looks at the resource...
Event – Circular Economy Package: What role for repairable and longer-lasting products? – 2 June
2 June 2015 - Brussels Science14 Atrium, 14 Rue de la Science, 1040 Brussels In the coming months, the European Commission will launch its new Circular Economy proposal. But what will it contain? Will there be a new focus on making products repairable and...