What do we see?
Between 2010 and 2022, the amount of consumer goods collected by reuse centres increased to 85.4 kilotonnes. The amount of goods sold through the recycling centres also increased over the same period, to 40 kilotonnes in 2022. For both figures, we see a dip in the COVID year 2020; the trends recovered after that. Over the years, the ratio of both figures is between 40 and 47%. Expressed per capita, reuse has increased to 6.0 kg per inhabitant.
What’s the aim?
In a circular economy, reuse is an essential strategy: it extends the life of products in which they remain functional for as long as possible. More reuse means avoiding products becoming waste prematurely. Moreover, they can ideally replace new products that would otherwise be bought.
The target of 7 kg of reuse per inhabitant by 2022 from the Implementation Plan 2016-2022 was not met. The Local Materials Plan 2023-2030 sets a target for recycling centres to achieve 8 kg of reuse per inhabitant by 2030. However, the increasing turnover of reuse centres illustrates their success.
