SURFACE final online conference
»Re-Use: Key Element of a Circular Economy in Central Europe and beyond«
In the first week of June 2020 the Interreg SURFACE final conference »Re-Use: Key Element of a Circular Economy in Central Europe and beyond« took place online in form of two interactive online events! The number of 160 registered people from more than 20 European countries underlines the relevance of the topic of re-use and is proof that the theme of the conference was brought into practice.
Webinar "Giving Re-Use a Home – Smart Re-Use Parks" (2.6.2020)
On Tuesday, 2.6.2020, the topic of "Giving Re-Use a Home – Smart Re-Use Parks" stood in focus of the 2 hour event. First the project partners presented their Smart Re-Use Parks implemented as pilot actions during the 3 years long project. After a short break Juha Lehtikuja from the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Re-Use Centre Ltd and Laura Niessen from Rediscovery Centre Ireland gave insights into their experiences and status quo of re-use in Finland and Ireland.
The event was closed with a plenary discussion on the theme of “COVID-19 impacts and other current challenges on the Re-Use market” moderated by Berthold Schleich (Waste Prevention Association, AT) and questions from the audience. Three European Re-Use experts (Siri Bellika, City of Oslo (NOR); Zala Strojin Božič City of Ljubljana (SVN); Juha Lehtikuja Helsinki Metropolitan Area Re-Use Centre Ltd(FIN)) exchanged their experience during the COVID-19 lock down and discussed the short and long-term challenges for the Re-Use market deriving from the COVID19 situation.
The event was recorded and can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=927i0uMVNdQ
Presentations:
- Welcome and Introduction [Maria Ortner, ATM Waste Management Mid-Tyrol Ltd]
- Setting up a Smart Re-Use Park [Christian Leonhartsberger, ZAK Waste Management Ltd.]
- Smart-Re-Use Park Mid-Tyrol [Johannes Münsch, Waste Management Association Mid-Tyrol]
- Smart-Re-Use Park Torun [Agnieszka Kępa, Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship]
- Smart-Re-Use Park Kempten [Claudia Mayer, ZAK Waste Management Ltd.]
- Smart-Re-Use Park Vicenza [Marina Fornasier, Cooperativa Sociale Insieme]
- Smart-Re-Use Park Budapest [Peter Chrabak, Bay Zoltan Nonprofit Ltd for Applied Research]
- Re-Use good practice “Finland” [Helsinki Metropolitan Area Re-Use Centre Ltd, Juha Lehtikuja]
- Re-Use good practice “Ireland” [Rediscovery Centre Ireland/ Laura Niessen]
Webinar "Re-Use Activation Tools and Networking on European Level" (4.6.2020)
The second webinar of the final conference was focussing on the topic of "Re-Use Activation Tools and Networking on European Level". In the beginning Michael Len and Jana Žůrková from RREUSE gave a detailed update on “Re-Use actions in the updated EU Circular Economy Action Plan”. Secondly the main project outputs and results of the SURFACE project were presented under the themes “Re-Use Activation Tools” and “How to boost Re-Use with effective networking tools”. The audience was interactively engaged via two live online surveys.
In the end the question of “How can Re-Use strengthen its role in the Circular Economy of Central Europe and beyond?” stood in the center of a plenary discussion moderated by Berthold Schleich (Waste Prevention Association, AT). Four European Re-Use experts (Claire Downey, CRNI - Community Resources Network Ireland (IRL); Michael Len, RREUSE (BEL); Matthias Neitsch, RepaNet (AUT); Pier Andrea Moiso, Rete 14 Luglio (ITA)) exchanged their experience and role of Re-Use in the Circular Economy strategies of their countries and discussed the possibilities to strengthen the role of Re-Use internationally. Also questions from the audience were collected and answered.
The event was recorded and can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUNaD0CWBrc
Presentations:
- Welcome and Introduction [Maria Ortner, ATM Waste Management Mid-Tyrol Ltd]
- Re-Use actions in the updated EU Circular Economy Action Plan [Michael Len and Jana Žůrková, RREUSE]
- Re-Use Activation Tools - Tools for an effective cooperation in setting up and running a Smart Re-Use Park [Agnieszka Kępa, Kujawsko-Pomorski e Voivodeship; Péter Chrabák, Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research]
- How to boost Re-Use with effective networking tools [Agnieszka Kępa, Kujawsko-Pomorski e Voivodeship; Péter Chrabák, Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research]
Special thanks to all the European re-use experts and participants that contributed with presentations, moderation or inputs during the plenary discussions to the final conference!
