GUARANTEED QUALITY EXCELLENCE
According to consumer research, quality and safety concerns remain important barriers for Irish consumers in buying second-hand (reused) goods. This event as part of the EPA’s Green Enterprise webinar series, described how ReMark, Ireland’s ReMark Quality Mark of Excellence, addresses consumer concerns about second hand goods and how three organisations successfully became ReMark accredited reuse centres.
You can watch the recording or download the presentation across. Feel free to ontact [email protected] with any queries.
ReMark, Ireland’s Reuse Quality Mark of Excellence was established to address consumer concerns regarding the quality and safety of reused goods. It is an organisational level accreditation process for the reuse sector.
The quality mark and pilot were established through EPA Green Enterprise funding. CRNI is currently working toward rolling ReMark out at a national level.
According to consumer research we commissioned in September 2017, only 23% of Irish Consumers bought second-hand (reused) goods in the last 6 months.
Goods are repaired, restored, or ‘reimagined’ by trained staff to extend their usable life.
Goods have been inspected and tested to a rigorous safety standard.
Participant organisations establish policies and set goals and metrics that further their social mission as well as the aims of the circular economy.
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CRNI supports its members and works to mainstream reuse thanks to core funding provided by the EPA under the National Waste Prevention Programme.
For more information about the programme see here.
CRNI received funding from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and rural Affairs in 2020 to carry out a pilot establishing a reuse and repair network in Northern Ireland.
For more information about the project see here.
CRNI is part of a research consortium working on the Q2Reuse project, which aims to develop a methodology for the qualification and quantification of reuse. This project will be concluded in 2021.
For more information about the project see here.
CRNI is the all island representative body for community based reuse, recycling and waste prevention organisations. We are funded by the EPA under the National Waste Prevention Programme and through membership contributions. CRNI is a proud member of the European RREUSE network.
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