Reuse: the understudied circular economy strategy
This report addresses blind spots in current research about the understudied circular phenomenon of reuse and the variety of formal and informal channels through which it may occur.
The most important questions addressed in this report are:
- which amount of reuse is currently realised in Flanders
- which environmental, social and economic impact reuse has
- which barriers and opportunities for reuse exist now and in the future
- which actors are involved in reuse in Flanders
Based on these insights, policy recommendations are made to increase reuse in Flanders.
This report also shows that the Flemish network of reuse centres ‘De Kringwinkels’ accounted for 11% to 19% of total reuse in 2019. The four most important product flows in Flanders are: 1. furniture, 2. electrical appliances, 3. textiles and 4. household items, leisure, books, music and multimedia.
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