community reuse network ireland
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Community Reuse Network Ireland. About CRN. All Island network. Growing membership base. 3 Year Strategic Plan. Seed funding from EPA. Co-ordinator in place from July 2011. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Community Reuse Network Ireland
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Seed funding from EPA
Growing membership base
3 Year Strategic Plan
About CRN
All Island network
Co-ordinator in place from July 2011
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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.
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.
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Generates jobs & business activity
Save time, energy & resources
Retains value in products
Why reuse?
Financial motivation & cost savings
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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
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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”
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Economic viability – jobs and training
Social equity - social inclusion activities, affordable goods
The Main Benefits Waste prevention & sustainable resource
management
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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
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Computers and WEEE – Over 62,000 tonnes / 40,000 items
Paint – Over 1.5 tonnes / 250-300 5l tins
Textiles – Over 1300 tonnes / 1,950,000 items
2010 CRN StatisticsHome Furniture – Over 257 tonnes / 6,600 items
Bicycles – Over 15.6 tonnes / 780 bikes
*Note: some members data to be added
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Ireland - Over 75 Volunteers and work placements
Jobs & Training
Ireland - Over 450 jobs and growing
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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
www.rediscoverycentre.ie
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Reuse in Practice
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Reuse in Practice
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Reuse in Practice
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Reuse in Practice
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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
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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
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CRN Active ProjectsStrategic 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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Reuse Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuse
http://www.rreuse.org
http://www.freetradeireland.ie
http://www.freecycle.org
http://www.crni.ie