Sustainable Reuse Centres

Programme 2014 - 2020 Interreg Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-11-02

Description

Description (EN):

Re-use Centres are usually managed by SMEs, often social enterprises, that receive, prepare for re-use and distribute goods extending their product lifetimes with important social and environmental impacts, promoting a circular economy vision. They are a powerful vehicle to promote qualitative growth, help develop human capital and strengthen social cohesion. To fulfil this mission re-use centres need to have an economically sustainable business model, an issue that will be at the centre of the project. SUBTRACT will concentrate on the post start-up and scaling-up phases to render re-use centres effective and durable, i.e. to have a steady flow of incoming and outgoing goods well prepared for re-use, a professional management, a suitable financial strategy and an attractive image for the users. The project will research knowledge, exchange experiences, develop guidelines on how to develop the full potentials of re-use centres and render them competitive and will provide guidance to the ERDF managing authorities and other policy makers on how to assess and govern re-use centres in their territory. It will strengthen them in their capacity to enact efficient policies of sustaining re-use centres in becoming self-sustaining, evaluating their management, their investment and innovation readiness, measuring their impact. The elaboration of business principles and models will help actors along the reuse chain (regional and local governments, waste management authorities, NGOs, social enterprises) to collaborate effectively and strengthen networks. Measures will be identified and rendered operational that enforce waste prevention and preparation for re-use activities and favour citizens’ contributions. Efficient awareness strategies, campaign models and other suitable measures will be developed and tested to stimulate the supply and demand of reusable goods and render them attractive and desirable.

Achievements (EN):

In terms of activities, the project has organised a total of 37 policy learning events. It has also identified 17 good practices, produced 6 action plans and led to the increased capacity of 94 people. In terms of results, the project has succeeded in improving 1 regional development policies for a total amount of funds influenced of EUR 200,000. 00.

Website: http://www.interregeurope.eu/SUBTRACT

Expected Results (EN):

The overall objective is to provide policy makers with concrete and praxis-oriented indications on how to enhance the economic sustainability and competitiveness of re-use centres as SMEs, often social enterprises, contributing to inclusive growth and generating good, stable jobs, building capacity among policy makers as to funding policies, monitoring and assessing. The focus of re-use centres on environmental and social impacts needs to be sustained by policy makers challenging and supporting them in their management and innovation readiness and evaluating them with appropriate measurement and assessment tools. The project will create action plans for the regions involved as to how to support both the existence and development of social enterprises active in re-use in their regions, with a particular focus on specific elements of their economic sustainability (access to goods and finding markets for them). The sub-objectives for enabling policy makers to guide, monitor and support re-use centres are therefore: - Economic sustainability of re-use centres. aiming to be self-sustained on the basis of an encompassing approach that includes the evaluation of indirect gains like reduced landfill costs, bringing persons back into the labour market that have been distant for some time, make low cost items available to the public. This requires suitable financial solutions and a financial eco-system; - Improve know how on traceability and on access to waste stream to sort out potentially reusable goods and materials. - Give visibility to re-use centres and render them attractive and “cool” for citizens be it for the supply be it for the demand of reusable goods.

Expected Outputs (EN):

MAIN OUTPUTS: Phase 1: 1 Kick-off meeting combined with the 1st Steering Group meeting. 6 Regional study reports: state of the art of social enterprises, in particular re-use centres as part of inclusive growth and job creation in the involved regions and main obstacles encountered. Up to 3 best practices per Region to be uploaded on the Policy Learning Platform. 6 Action plans for improving SMEs competitiveness with particular regard to re-use centres policy instruments in the involved regions, including Monitoring Plans for their implementation. 1 Guidelines document “Making re-use centres sustainable and successful enterprises”. 4 Interregional seminars, combined with Steering Group meetings and aimed to: exchange experiences and identify best practices; improving SMEs competitiveness with particular regard to re-use centres; coordinate the action plans’ design; share achievements and problems encountered. 6 Regional workshop (kick-off) to involve Stakeholders Groups in the Regional study report. 1 Intensive workshop for organizational learning. 12 workshops (2 for each involved region) to involve Stakeholder Groups in the Action plans design and implementation. 7 multilateral staff exchanges for effective transfer of best practices. 6 Regional conferences, at the end of Phase 1, to disseminate the Action plans. 1 project brochure with 1 update and N. 5 electronic newsletters. 5 Progress reports (5th submitted in phase 2), including a mid-term review meeting at the end of Phase 1. Phase 2: 1 progress report (5th semester). 1 project meeting. 2 updates (at least) of website. 1 annual progress report. 1 high level political dissemination event in Brussels (Final International Conference), to disseminate project results to a large audience. RESULTS: - More effective implementation of policy instruments improving SMEs competitiveness with particular regard to re-use centres policy instruments in the involved regions, including monitoring indicators and procedures and indications for their implementation. - Guidelines “Making re-use centres sustainable and successful enterprises” for setting up, managing in the post start-up phase and scaling-up re-use centres to improve economic sustainability towards becoming self-sustaining, create good and durable jobs, contribute to inclusive growth and promote circular economy in the territory - Increase of the flow of goods that enter and exit re-use centres - Ground prepared for a stronger involvement of the private sector in integrating re-use practices into their entrepreneurial strategy - Increased capacities of regional actors in supporting the implementation of circular economy policies at the local level, and improved local decision making - Higher integration and enhanced role of re-use centres in the regional and local regulatory framework, in particular in regard to access to waste stream to sort out potentially reusable goods and materials.

Thematic information

SME and entrepreneurship Waste and pollution

Specific Objective: Improve the implementation of regional development policies and programmes, in particular programmes for Investment for Growth and Jobs and, where relevant, ETC programmes, supporting SMEs in all stages of their life cycle to develop and achieve growth and engage in innovation

Thematic Objective: (03) enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs by:

Investment Priority: (03d) supporting the capacity of SMEs to grow in regional, national and international markets, and to engage in innovation processes

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Autorità Umbra Rifiuti e Idrico (AURI)

Address: Via San Bartolomeo, 79, 6135 Perugia Ponte San Giovanni, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.auriumbria.it

Total budget: EUR 386 730.00

ERDF budget: EUR 328 720.50

Re-use and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises (RREUSE)

Name: Re-use and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises (RREUSE)

Address: Rue d’Edimbourg, 26, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.rreuse.org

Total budget: EUR 108 850.00

ERDF budget: EUR 81 637.50

Regijska razvojna agencija severne Primorske d.o.o. Nova Gorica

Name: Regijska razvojna agencija severne Primorske d.o.o. Nova Gorica

Address: Trg Edvarda Kardelja 3, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.rra-sp.si

Total budget: EUR 112 910.00

ERDF budget: EUR 84 682.50

Pääkaupunkiseudun Kierrätyskeskus oy

Name: Pääkaupunkiseudun Kierrätyskeskus oy

Address: Siltasaarenkatu 11 C 42-45, 530 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kierratyskeskus.fi

Total budget: EUR 180 260.00

ERDF budget: EUR 153 221.00

Agència de Residus de Catalunya

Name: Agència de Residus de Catalunya

Department: Circular Economy Area - Department of Prevention and Resources Efficiency

Address: C/ Dr. Roux, 80, 8017 Barcelona, Spain

Legal status: public

Website: http://residus.gencat.cat

Total budget: EUR 185 020.00

ERDF budget: EUR 157 267.00

VAKIN (Vatten och avfall kompetens i Norr)

Name: VAKIN (Vatten och avfall kompetens i Norr)

Address: Övägen 37, 90422 Umeå, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.vakin.se

Total budget: EUR 206 060.00

ERDF budget: EUR 175 151.00

Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, Abteilung 14 - Wasserwirtschaft, Ressourcen und Nachhaltigkeit

Name: Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, Abteilung 14 - Wasserwirtschaft, Ressourcen und Nachhaltigkeit

Department: Department: Waste and Resource Management

Address: Wartingergasse 43, 8010 Graz, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.abfallwirtschaft.steiermark.at

Total budget: EUR 218 245.00

ERDF budget: EUR 185 508.25

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Re-use and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises (RREUSE)

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RRA Severne Primorske Regijska Razvojna Agencija d.o.o. Nova Gorica

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Helsinki Metropolitan Area Reuse Center ltd

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Agència de Residus de Catalunya (ARC)

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VAKIN (Water and waste competence in the north)

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Office of the Regional Government of Styria, Directorate 14 – Water Management, Resources and Sustainability

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Umbrian Regional Waste and Water Agency

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Summary

Project name (EN): Sustainable Reuse Centres

Project acronym: SUBTRACT

Project start date: 2019-08-01

Project end date: 2023-01-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 398 075.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 166 187.75

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 166 187.75.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

Action Plan - Catalonia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2023-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan - Goriška Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2022-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan - Helsinki Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2023-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan - Styria

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2021-11-26

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan - Sweden

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2021-11-29

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan - Umbria Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2021-12-28

Languages: en, it

Attachment file: Download

Studies / surveys

Analisi del contesto regionale dell’Umbria

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2020-03-31

Languages: it, en

Attachment file: Download

Executive summary

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2023-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Making reuse centres sustainable and successful enterprises

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2023-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Omvärldsanalys av förutsättningarna för återbruk

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: sw

Attachment file: Download

Regional Background Analysis - Styria

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2020-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Background Analysis of Goriška Region - Slovenia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2020-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Background Analysis Uusimaa region in Finland

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2023-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

A new EU Action Plan for the Social Economy – launch event

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2021-12-16

Languages: en

Centri di riuso // A Perugia il progetto europeo Subtract [UMBRIA NEWS]

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2019-11-08

Languages: it

EN-Launching the Circular Benchmark Tool - by Regional Policy Action for Circular Economy-12PL21199

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2021-10-19

Languages: en

Fostering the circular transformation of businesses

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2021-04-19

Languages: en

Performance indicators for reuse centres

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2021-01-06

Languages: en

Preparing for Re-use of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment by Social Enterprise

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2020-07-09

Languages: en

Presentació del Pla d’Acció per a la Competitivitat dels Centres de Reutilització a Catalunya

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2022-01-19

Languages: ca

Progetto europeo Subtract // I centri di riuso in Umbria [UMBRIA NEWS]

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2020-01-28

Languages: it

Reusable Styrian Wine Bottles

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2020-11-13

Languages: en

Servizio TGR Umbria 7-10-2019

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2019-10-07

Languages: it

Social employment project Tussenstop: Social enterprise creating skills for the circular economy

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2020-07-09

Languages: en

SUBTRACT - Video sequence Webinar on waste management regulations for reuse enterprises in Austria

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2020-08-07

Languages: en

The case of Humana - Management and Finances, Croatia

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2021-01-06

Languages: en

The case of the reuse shopping mall Retuna in Eskiltuna, (Sweden)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/subtract/

Publication date: 2023-07-31

Document date: 2021-01-06

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 Interreg Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-10-31

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258 / 258 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 084 / 2 085 (99.95%)

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