by Jana Zurkova | Jun 30, 2017 | Events
On 28th June, re-use operators from the social economy shared their experiences from the textile re-use and recycling sector at a high level conference dedicated to the subject held in Zagreb, Croatia at the premises of the European Commission. The conference was...
by Michal Len | Jun 7, 2016 | Position Papers, Publications
In 2014, the trade of used clothes, a global commodity, was around 4.2 million tonnes with a value of 4.4bn Dollars (1). Whilst historically the collection of used clothes has been associated with charitable and solidarity objectives, the sector has evolved to include...
by Michal Len | Apr 28, 2016 | News
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...
by Michal Len | Sep 9, 2015 | Position Papers, Publications
A new briefing from RREUSE shows that the job creation potential of the re-use sector is significantly higher than recycling, incineration and landfill. The report cites US figures showing that for 10,000 tonnes of waste products and materials, 1 job would be created...