Re<\/strong>form: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Upcycling: valorisation of a product (component) after dismantling and\/or repair<\/p>\n Re<\/strong>use: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Returning a product that no longer corresponds to the needs of the first consumer back to the cycle<\/p>\n Re<\/strong>pair: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Renovation – refurbishment<\/p>\n Re<\/strong>cycle:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Creation of new materials from waste<\/p>\n The aim of a global waste management is to reduce the quantity of waste that ends up in landfill.\u00a0 We must absolutely learn to no longer systematically throw away what we no longer use or what is damaged.<\/p>\n Too often, products only requiring a minor repair or maintenance end up in the dustbin.<\/p>\n Waste management in a circular economy<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recycling is not always the best solution!<\/p>\n Before thinking of recycling, you can quite simply re-employ an object that is no longer to your liking.<\/p>\n Nowadays, there are a lot of associations that collect second-hand objects that allow the less well-off to get clothes or other staple products at a cheaper price.<\/p>\n When an object is broken or damaged, it can be Repaired.<\/p>\n Often we throw away objects that no longer work without trying to repair them.<\/p>\n Most of the time it involves a minor repair that requires knowledge but little effort.<\/p>\n More and more repair centres or specialised websites are being created and allow anyone to increase the lifespan of equipment, through little repairs.<\/p>\n When an appliance is much damaged and it becomes economically difficult to repair, you can all the same dismantle the parts that still work to Re-use them as spare parts or transform them to give them a whole new purpose.<\/p>\n It\u2019s only when these three stages have been gone through that we must turn to recycling.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aware of what\u2019s at stake and being in the firing line, the Wilmet Group decided to put a new dynamic in place in its approach to waste.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This shall no longer be directly destroyed to be recycled.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It will now go via a series of sorting and controls.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We try, as much as possible, to extract from the recycling cycle all waste that can still be used.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.wilmetgroup.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5r-anglais-1024x576.jpg\")
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