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Kringloopcentra - bulky waste reuse
The system of Re-use Centres originated in the Netherlands and was imported to Flanders in the early 1990s. Re-use is the second priority in the Flemish waste policy, following prevention. Re-use Centres collect, sort, repair and resell discarded products, extending the useful lives of a wide range of products. Types of goods include clothing, appliances, furniture, kitchenware, books, records, and bicycles. The focus lies on quality, professionalism and sustainability. Apart from the beneficial environmental aspects of product re-use, economic effects account too as social employment (and training).
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://kringloop.net; info@komosie.be
General data
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Country |
Belgium |
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RA/LA |
Flanders |
|
Population |
6.16 million (2008) |
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Waste generated (kg/inh/y) |
545 (2008) Flanders Furniture 15 (EU 15-ACR+) WEEE 17 (EU 15-ACR+) Clothes 20 (EU 15-ACR+) |
Waste prevention activity data
| Waste flow | Bulky waste : Textile (cloth) Bulky waste : Furniture Bulky waste : EEE Bulky waste : Bulky |
| Strategy | Furniture waste prevention |
| Scale | Roll out |
| Year(s) of tde project development | since 1990 |
| Participation target | 66% (or 4.000.000 inhabitants) by 2015 |
| Waste reduction target | 10 kg/inh/y collection by reuse centers and at least 50% reused (or 5kg/inh/y) by 2015 |
| Participation rate | / |
| Waste quantities reduced | 2008 - 8 kg/inh/y collected by reuse centers and 3.61 kg/inh/y reused |
| Budget | As from 2005 a yearly subsidy of 930.000 Euro is provided to the 100 reuse centers |
