by Grégory Clément | Aug 2, 2021 | Publications
RREUSE Response to the Public Consultation on the EU Strategy for Sustainable Textiles As an international network of social enterprises active in re-use, repair and recycling, collectively handling around 260,000 tonnes of used textiles annually, RREUSE awaits the...
by Grégory Ruelle | Feb 1, 2021 | Publications
On 5 January 2021, the European Commission published its roadmap on an EU Strategy for Sustainable Textiles. With over half of RREUSE’s 27 members working with used textiles, garment, leather and footwear (TGLF) and collectively managing 257 000 tonnes across Europe...
by Jana Zurkova | Dec 16, 2019 | Publications
Each EU citizen consumes a staggering 26 kg of textiles per year on average with the textile supply chain responsible for 15 % of primary raw material consumption of EU households[i]. The ‘fast fashion’ phenomenon shapes the way we consume clothes and has soared per...
by Jana Zurkova | Jun 2, 2019 | News
In late May, the RREUSE network gathered in Bologna to attend conferences, network meetings and visit local social enterprise initiatives. The programme started off with a workshop on bio waste and more specifically, focused on the transformation of used cooking oils...
by Jana Zurkova | Jul 1, 2016 | Events, News
At the end of June RREUSE held a members’ meeting in Amsterdam attended by representatives from eleven member organisations and nine European countries. The meeting, hosted by bKN, a Dutch network of re-use social enterprises, provided a forum for discussion...