Question 1

What is ReuseScan?

Accepted Answer

ReuseScan is an environmental impact reporting service for textile reuse operators — vintage shops, kilo stores, upcycling designers, and secondhand platforms in Belgium and the Netherlands. It transforms declared weight data into structured environmental impact reports, calculated per RS-METH-001 v1.0.

Question 2

What does ReuseScan calculate?

Accepted Answer

ReuseScan calculates CO2e avoided, water consumption avoided, primary energy avoided, and microplastic release potential across three displacement scenarios (conservative s=0.30, standard s=0.60, optimistic s=1.00), using peer-reviewed emission factors from EEA, WRAP, and EU PEFCR.

Question 3

Is ReuseScan a certification service?

Accepted Answer

No. ReuseScan is a data formatting and reporting service. It provides model-based calculations derived from declared operator data and published emission factors. It does not certify, verify, or validate operator claims.

Question 4

Who is ReuseScan for?

Accepted Answer

ReuseScan is built for textile reuse operators in Belgium and the Netherlands: vintage shops, kilo stores, upcycling designers, and secondhand platforms who need structured environmental impact documentation for EPR reporting, grant applications, or stakeholder communication.

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