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CERREC / Re-Use Networks in Lead project on Re-Use implementation in Europe

Matthias Neitsch European and Resource Days / European Seminar ACR+/RREUSE 7 - 8 November 2012 | Brussels Legal Framework of Re-Use Waste Hierarchy new (EU-WFD 2008):

Non- flea-markets, online-platforms Prevention repair + prolonged use Waste material donations

Re-Use-goods from „Re-Use“ clearing-service

Preparing Re-Use-goods from municipal Recovery

collection centres Waste for Re-Use Re-Use-goods from bulky waste collection

source material from waste „Re-Design“ Re-Assembling from waste (-equipment, -bicycles etc.) other Recovery Disposal Legal Framework of Re- Use

Duty of public waste management:

/ / WastePR / consulting

Non- Prevention Waste Awareness  foster

 Collection  support

Preparing 

Recovery Recovery 

initiate for Re-Use Waste  Disposal

 by - building building OR: Recycling  handling over to authorized other collection / Recovery recovery companies (i.e. Disposal Re-Use-company) recycling versus re-use....

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7 www.cerrec.eu background

• 9 partners from 7 central European countries • Associated partners in AT, CZ, HU, DE and SK • Project lasts for 40 month (04/11-07/14) www.cerrec.eu aims

• Environmental – Prolonging product life time => waste reduction, sustainable use of resources and energy • Economic – Creation of added value on local and regional level – Professionalization of business field “re-use” • Social – Creation of jobs for long-term unemployed people – Affordable products for people with low income

www.cerrec.eu content Foster the implementation of accredited repair and re-use centres and networks (according to the WFD):

1. Identification of national re-use conditions 2. Involvement of national and transnational key stakeholders 3. Regional/National pilot activities 4. Development of accreditation procedures and quality standards 5. Establishing of a transnational-exchange-platform on re-use

Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks:

Social Enterprises

Region Municipalities

Private Enterprises

11 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks Municipalities 1.: Municipalities:

 civic amenity sites (municipal collection centres):

 separate collection of potentially reusable items  value protecting handling & storage  pass it to re-use facilities / shops (social enerprises)  sell reusable items directly (small items without need to repair!)

 bulky waste collection structures

 „Tandem system“: door to door or on demand – collection: separated in „reusable“ and „non reusable“; cooperation with social enterprise

 PR-Work: promoting re-use collection and second hand shops, building awareness 12 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks

Re-Use-Network Styria: separate collection of re-usable waste in municipal collection center (Leoben) Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks Quality label „ReVital“:

 Province of Upper Austria

 Municipalities: 60 (of 120) collection centres

 Social Enterprises: 5 repair centres, 11 shops

 planned to cover whole province by 2014 14 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks Social Enterprises 2.: Social Enterprises:

 Household Collection (door to door or on demand), free or for a fee

 Collection Centers – direct delivery place for donations from households / businesses

 cooperation with municipality in bulky waste collection

 running collection centers for municipality

 Testing / Repair / Refurbishing / Redesign Workplaces

 Re-Use-Shops

 network logistics / transportation

 Spare part harvesting 15 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks Good Practice Impressions: BIS, Altmünster (ReVital-Shop):

16 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks

Good Practice Impressions: BAN, Graz

17 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks

Good Practice Impressions: GBL, Liezen

18 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks Good Practice Impressions: Ho&Ruck, Innsbruck

19 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks

Good Practice Impressions: DRZ, Wien

20 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks

Good Practice Impressions: RUSZ, Wien

21 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks Private Enterprises 3.: Private companies:

 Repair services:

 providing specialized repair for customers or for social enterprises

 EEE- / Furniture retailers

 take back WEEE / Furniture from customers:  repair / resell directly  handle over to social enterprises

 Waste management companies collecting reusable waste from businesses:

 handle reusable items to social enterprises 22 Regional Re-Use & Repair Networks Status of Re-Use Networks in Austria: around 150 organisations / entities involved! Oberösterreich Feasibility study Life-Ministry: pilot activities standards, regultions, coordination and formal implementation trade mark „ReVital“ exchange: national Re-Use - platform Wien internal city project

Salzburg Feasibility study

Burgenland Masterplan

Vorarlberg Feasibility study Tirol Steiermark Feasibility study Feasibility study pilot activities source: Austrian Institute of Ecology 2012 23 www.cerrec.eu

Thank you for your attention!

RepaNet – Re-Use & Repair Network Austria Association for resource protection and employment in environmental services A - 1040 Wien, Trappelgasse 3/1/18, Austria www.repanet.at

Matthias Neitsch vice chair, managing director [email protected] +43 / 699 / 100 51 038