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.

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 / 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

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

www.rediscoverycentre.ie

Reuse in Practice

Reuse in Practice

Reuse in Practice

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 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

Reuse Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuse

http://www.rreuse.org

http://www.freetradeireland.ie

http://www.freecycle.org

http://www.crni.ie