Antigone Dalamaga

23 Pages·2017·2.01 MB·Italian

by  Randa Carranza

Reuse and Recycling European
Union Social Enterprises:
THE ROLE
OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Antigone Dalamaga, President
Varna, 14 June 2018
RREUSE: European association representing national/regional networks of
social enterprises active in re-use, repair and recycling activities
The Network
26 national and regional networks in 24 EU countries
plus one member in the U.S.A.
o Austria: RepaNet o Hungary: Humusz o Spain: Aeress
o Belgium: Komosie o Ireland: Comm. Reuse o Sweden : Macken
Ressources, Network,
o United Kingdom:
RehabRecycle, Recosi
o Bosnia and Reuseful UK, Comm.
Herzegovina: o Italy: Coop. Insieme, Recycling Network
Association "Hands" Associazione Orius, Scotland, Community
o Netherlands: BKN Composting Network
o Croatia: Humana Nova
o Poland: EKON o U.S.A.: ReuseNYC
o Finland: Tramel
o EU: Emmaus Europe
o Romania: Fără
o France : Emmaüs
Frontiere
France, Envie
o Slovenia: Dobrote
o Greece Ecol. Recycling
z.b.o
Society, Klimax Plus
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RREUSE 2015 figures
About RREUSE
RREUSE support the development of social enterprises
active in re-use, repair and recycling.
RREUSE works at EU level to set the conditions to create
“local” job opportunities for people suffering from exclusion
• 77 000 Jobs
• 65.000 volunteers and trainees
• 950.000 tons of material diverted from landfilling every
year of which:
o 348.000 tons prepared for re-use
o 556.000 tons recycled
• A consolidated turnover of over 1.5 billion EUR

REUSE AND JOB CREATION
• Multimaterial re-use centre: 70/80 jobs per 1.000
Tonnes collected of which 50% PfR. Potentially
200.000 jobs could be created if 1% household waste
was PfR
• WEEE re-use centre: 63 jobs created for 1.000
Tonnes WEEE collected for reuse. Potentially 55.000
jobs could be created if 25% of WEEE was PfR.
• Textile re-use centre: 20 jobs/1.000 Tonnes
Potentially 120.000 jobs could be created if 6
Mtonnes textile waste generated was to be PfR
The case of Flanders
In Flanders a “Circular Economy” approach started as early as
1993. With the strong support of the Regional Government and
the active participation of local authorities, the Waste Agency
(OVAM) and Social Economy, the Circular Economy (re-use
sector) is a reality of:
• 120 re-use centers managed by 31 Social Enterprises with
specific geographical coverage (to avoid useless competition)
• 65,000 Tons of material collected every year
• 5,140 jobs 75% of which for workers from disadvantaged
groups
• 110 Millions EUR combined turnover 50% generated through
sales
• 5 Millions paying customers
• Region has separate prevention target: 7kg/cap/yr
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Managing WEEE
Network of 50 social enterprises in France working in re-use and recycling
of WEEE
- 150,000 tonnes WEEE collected (1/4th generated in France)
- 102,000 appliances refurbished / year (2016)
- 2500 people employed (>80% distanced from labour market) / 64% of
those on insertion contracts leave ENVIE with either a new job or
further training
- Diverse public and private partnerships (including EPR schemes such
as EcoSystemes)
Beyond refurbishment and re-use, Envie are now also:
- Providing electrical repair services to citizens
- Selling spare parts recovered from used machines
- Repairing and refurbishing medical equipment