RREUSE is delighted to invite you to the final ReWEEE conference, a European-funded Life + project. The event will be the opportunity to wrap-up 5 years of actions aiming at developing a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) prevention culture in Greece and beyond, and share expertise with stakeholders involved in WEEE collection, prevention, repair, preparing for re-use and recycling.
Why attend this event?
The main objective is to present and discuss the main results of the project to stakeholders involved or interested in WEEE collection, prevention, repair, preparing for re-use and recycling, as well as to policymakers. The three different sessions will allow participants to understand how the waste hierarchy can be properly implemented in the WEEE treatment value chain. The webinar will also include testimonies from stakeholders sharing their challenges and practical experiences. Emphasis will be put on open discussions between the speakers and the audience.
The main outputs
The ReWeee Project aimed at preventing the creation of WEEE, notably through the development of two WEEE sorting centers in Greece (Athens and Thessaloniki) prioritising the preparing for re-use of WEEE, the development of a web platform for donating and exchanging EEE, and the organisation of events promoting the repair of EEE (Repair Cafés).
Agenda
09/11/2020 14:00 – 15:30 (Brussels Time)
1:30 Session 1 – Developing a WEEE prevention, repair and re-use culture in Europe
14:00 – 14:10 Welcome and short introduction
14:10 – 14:25 Promotion and support of the WEEE prevention culture in Greece, Katia Lasaridi – ReWEEE - Harokopio University of Athens
14:25 – 14:40 Let’s re-use, refurbish, repair! A European Right to Repair Campaign, Chloé Mikolajczak – The Restart Project
14:40 – 14:55 The Green Friday, a campaign against overconsumption, Kelly Piron – RREUSE
14:55 – 15:10 Tournevie, a tool library, Jana Zurkova – Tournevie
15:10 – 15:30 Q&A Session Moderated by Kelly Piron - RREUSE
12/11/2020 11:30 – 13:00 (Brussels Time)
1:30 Session 2: The development of standards and technical requirements for WEEE preparing for re-use activities
11:30 – 11:40 Welcome and short introduction
11:40 – 11:55 Development of specifications and technical requirements for WEEE preparation for re-use activities in Greece, Dr. Efi Tritopoulou – REWEEE – Hellenic Recycling Agency (HRA)
11:55 – 12:10 Study on minimum WEEE treatment requirements, Maria Tesar – Umweltbundesamt 12:10 – 12:25 Quality standards for the treatment of WEEE, Fanny Rateau – ECOS
12:25 – 12:40 WEEE preparing for re-use standards at EU level, Astrid Lebrun-Frisdal – ECOSYSTEM 12:40 – 13:00 Q&A Session Moderated by Michal Len – RREUSE
12/11/2020 14:00 – 15:30 (Brussels Time)
1:30 Session 3: WEEE prevention and preparing for re-use in the EU
14:00 – 14:10 Welcome and short introduction
14:10 – 14:25 Keynote speech – Circular Electronics Initiative: what it brings in relation to WEEE, Maria Banti – Policy Officer - European Commission – DG ENVI - Circular Economy and Green Growth - Waste Management and Secondary Materials
14:25 – 14:40 ReWEEE or the development of a WEEE prevention culture in Greece, Haris Angelakopoulos – ReWEEE Project Manager - Electrocycle
14:40 – 14:55 The role of social enterprise in WEEE prevention and re-use, Mathieu Rama – Senior Policy Officer - RREUSE
14:55 – 15:10 The preparing for re-use of WEEE in Spain with AERESS, José Manuel Portas – Project Manager - AERESS
15:10 – 15:30 Q&A Session Moderated by Mathieu Rama - RREUSE