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The Second Hand Market in Belgium
project: QualiProSecondHand
Barcelona RREUSE board meeting 15 June 2007
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Second Hand market in Belgium - Sector Structure
1. « Brocantes » (Flea markets)2. Internet – specialised magazines3. For profit organisations4. Non-profit organisations
The latter two categories are present in the country with a coverage of approximately 650 second hand shops.
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Brocantes - Flea Markets
* Widely spread phenomenon with apx. 1.200 brocantes every year* Some are very popular and renowned * Basically everyone can participate* Some limitations on items that one can sell expecially for new products* Not so many are professionals
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Specialised press
1. Specialised magazines once very popular are loosing ground vs. websites2. Distributed door-to-door for free3. Mainly for cars and properties. Little else.
4. Some have now their own internet sites
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Internet
1. eBay
* 1 Mio members officially registered * one item sold every 3,5 seconds * 20.000 items sold in one single day * 2.000 people gaining important revenues from selling items on eBay * An eBay university for beginner and professionals has been created
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Principal for-profit actors
Eco Shops
1. Covers a few cities in Flanders2. 15 second-hand shops3. Buyers-re-sellers of broad variety of old goods (no textile)4. Strong brand identification
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Principal for-profit actors
Troc International1. Covers the whole country2. 33 shops – Started as deposit against fee on sales business but now is a contract based one3. Re-sellers of broad variety of old goods (no textile) 4. Medium-big size shops
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Principal for-profit actors
Cash Converter1. It covers the whole country2. 16 shops 3. Re-sellers of broad variety of old goods (no textile) directly bought from sellers4. Small size shops but well organised
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Non-profit networks
KVK 1. Covers the whole Flanders 2. 33 kringloopcentra with 100 shops under the same logo3. Collection, refurbishment, re-selling of huge variety of goods 4. Strong brand idenitification5. Labels and quality systems in place: Kringwinkel - Revisie - EFQM
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Social economy networks:
KVKStaff: 2.580 people Collection: 49.750 tons/year (12.250 of which is weee)Labels: Kringwinkel (shops) – Revisie (weee productsProducts: Weee, furniture, textiles, other
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Social economy networks: some figures
KVK – Criteria to be member* A collecting service and 50 shop accessible to all. * Reuse one of the objectives. Collection is free of charge.* A minimum of five different types of goods for sale.* The centre must work professionally, contribute to reuse and recycling and to sustainable development,* Reuse has always priority over recycling,* Create employment for underprivileged groups,* Collaborate on a structural basis with the governments,* Recognize the role of the federation in case of conflict. QualiProSecondHand project – Leonardo da Vinci II
Employment in persons and full time equivalents
2.792
2.583
1.8311.716
1.573
1.313
861
605466
238
2.2442.372
2.1671.995
1.531
1.2761.138
977
657
472344
186
1.7231.876
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Personen Voltijdsequivalenten
KVK
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KVK
Turnover shops (TVA not included)
19,918,8
17,1
15,2
14,2
12,3
9,5
7,2
5,8
3,22,2
1,10,0
2,0
4,0
6,0
8,0
10,0
12,0
14,0
16,0
18,0
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KVK
Collected kg / capitaEvolution till 2005 en prognosis 2006
1,10 1,001,54 1,56
4,24
2,99
0,430,75
1,07
2,002,51
3,48
3,91 4,41
4,82 5,09
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1,00
2,00
3,00
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5,00
6,00
7,00
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Kg
/ In
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Integraal + Selectief Integraal Selectief
5,01
5,41
6,356,65
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KVK
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200.000
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Others
Subventions
De Kringwinkel
Services tomembersMembershipfees
KVK Federation turnover and composition
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Non-profit networks
Ressources1. It covers Wallonia and Bxl regions2. It federates 52 social economy enterprises3. Recuperation, refurbishment, re-selling of huge variety of goods (textile incl.)4. No brand identification but very well known organisations (Oxfam, Terre…). 5. Various quality systems in place
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Non-profit networks: some figures
Ressources
Staff: 1.500 permanent staff (4.500 involved)Collection: 83.500 tons/year (8.900 weee)Labels: Solid’R (textile)
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Non-profit networks: some figures
Ressources: criteria to be memberMembers must comply with the 4 criteria of social economy* the services offered are for the members and the community* autonomy of management* democratic decision processes* people and work get priority over capitalThe members can have any legal structure as long as they adhere to the above principles
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Category Collection Reuse Recycling DisposalWood 30434,293 805,777 29792,776 0Green waste 4025,24 4189,6 26,04 0WEEE 4806,507 449,415 5089,04 1,66Construction waste1032,99 1809,845 212,96 200,74Packaging PMC paper / Cardboard19585,135 0 73216,135 0IT – Computers 1574,716 229,974 1414,374 5,58Industrial services 1600 0 600 0Textile 15920,295 11009,411 3538,386 1992,285Bicycle 7,905 3,423 1,04 0,26Metal 1013,29 0 1439,935 0Furniture 3068,813 1528,662 518,006 724,231Smaller items 1743,876 945,766 568,06 349,4
Total 84813,06 20971,873 116416,751 3274,156
Breakdown of collected material
RESSOURCES 2005 tons
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