SURFACE

News and Events Archive

03.2020

News

How CPU Reuse Center Slovenia responded to Coronavirus challenges

CPU during Coronavirus emergency helped the population by creating protective hygiene masks as part of measures to maintain green jobs and assist people

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22-23.11.2018

Event

MAKING RE-USE MAINSTREAM BY GETTING EVERYONE ON BOARD

The event, RREUSE’s 2nd international conference, tackled how to make re-use a natural and convenient choice for consumers and encourage public, private and social enterprises to collaborate closely in the field.

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Opinion: Making products repairable and reusable

Even though 77 % of EU citizens would rather have their products fixed than replaced by new [1], too many electronics, textiles and furniture items still get dumped. This is a missed opportunity for the environment and the creation of local meaningful jobs in the EU.

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RREUSE COMMENTS ON EU VAT RULE PROPOSALS

On 18 January 2018, the European Commission published proposals to revise the current VAT directive, part of an effort to create a harmonised and simplified VAT system across the EU.  The proposals are now under the scrutiny of the European Parliament which is set to formalise its opinion during a plenary sitting in October this year. Nevertheless, at a later stage the ultimate decision on the final rules rests in the hands of national governments.

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SPANISH STUDY SHOWS ZERO TAXATION ON SECOND-HAND GOODS NOT A ‘LOSS’ TO STATE BUDGET

AERESS, the Spanish association of social and solidarity enterprises active in re-use, repair and recycling is calling on its government to introduce VAT exemptions for second-hand products. Used goods that have been recovered from the waste stream through ‘preparing for re-use’ and put back on the second-hand market by social enterprises should be a subject to zero percent VAT rate. A new study issued by AERESS shows that the monetary loss of the VAT contributions would be negligible compared to the positive impact on job creation and waste reduction. Click here to read more

24.01.2018

News

SURFACE Launch Event - Press Conference

During Project General Meeting, SURFACE has ben officially launched and presented to local media.
The event has taken place at the new Kempodium premises in Kempten, Germany

SURFACE Launch Event - Press Conference