Community Reuse Network Ireland

Seed funding from EPA Growing membership base 3 Year Strategic Plan About CRN All Island network Co-ordinator in place from July 2011

Vision An Ireland where the word ‘waste’ doesn’t exist and where our entire community benefits from the social, environmental and economic value of all reusable resources.

Generates jobs & business activity Save time, energy & resources Retains value in products Why reuse? Financial motivation & cost savings

Sustainable design Benefits people and the environment Jobs – 450,000 unemployed Why now? Revised EU Waste Framework Directive Reuse Centres and Virtual Exchanges growing globally

Article 8 “Member States shall take measures as appropriate to promote the re-use of products and preparing for re-use activities, notably through the establishment and support of re-use and repair networks, the use of economic instruments, procurement criteria, quantitative objectives or other measures”

Economic viability – jobs and training Social equity - social inclusion activities, affordable goods The Main Benefits Waste prevention & sustainable resource management

What’s being reused? Furniture – Busy Bees, Rediscovery Centre, Revamp, VSL, Freetrade Ireland, East Belfast Mission, SMILE Paint – Rediscovery Centre, Revamp Textiles – Liberties Recycling, Rediscovery Centre, East Belfast Mission Computers and WEEE – Camara, Rehab Recycle, Bryson Electrical Recycling, CCRI, East Belfast Mission Bicycles – Rothar, Rediscovery Centre, East Belfast Mission

Computers and WEEE – Over 62,000 tonnes / 40,000 items Paint – Over 1.5 tonnes / l tins Textiles – Over 1300 tonnes / 1,950,000 items 2010 CRN Statistics Home Furniture – Over 257 tonnes / 6,600 items Bicycles – Over 15.6 tonnes / 780 bikes *Note: some members data to be added

Ireland - Over 75 Volunteers and work placements Jobs & Training Ireland - Over 450 jobs and growing

Workshops, retail, education & research Furniture, Fashion, Bikes, Paint, Metals From 3 staff in 2005 to 23 in 2011 (FT & PT) Reuse in Practice The Rediscovery Centre

Reuse in Practice

CRN work to date Draft 3 year strategic plan Increase in membership numbers Successful membership of the RREUSE network Communications strategy Draft best practice guide Input into new policy documents

4. Educate for legislative change 2. Create and develop a reuse infrastructure 3. Promote the potential of reuse and recycling CRN Strategic Plan 1. Develop a market for reused goods 5. Support CRN members

CRN Active Projects Strategic Plan consultation process Reuse at Civic Amenity / Recycling Centres Finalise & Develop KPIs Reuse Quality Mark research & feasibility Annual Conference 2011 Participation in the RREUSE network

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