www.cerrec.eu
CERREC / Re-Use Networks in Austria Lead project on Re-Use implementation in Europe
Matthias Neitsch European Waste 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 Recycling (-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 municipality - 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