# ReTuna Återbruksgalleria: The reuse shopping mall

- URL : https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/in100/la-galerie-marchande-du-reemploi
- Language : English
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- Place : ReTuna Återbruksgalleria, Eskilstuna, Södermanland, SE (https://www.retuna.se/)

> In Eskilstuna, next to the town’s recycling centre, ReTuna opened on 28 August 2015: the world’s first reuse shopping mall. Residents drop off toys,…

The reuse shopping mall

## ReTuna Återbruksgalleria

retuna.se

In Eskilstuna, next to the town’s recycling centre, ReTuna opened on 28 August 2015: the world’s first reuse shopping mall. Residents drop off toys, furniture, clothes and appliances at the “Returen” depot; the mall’s shops repair them, transform them and sell them again.

The mall belongs to Eskilstuna Energi och Miljö, the municipal company. The first sorting is done by AMA, the municipal service that helps people back into work; the shops do the second. In 2020 ReTuna sold 15.4 million kronor of reused goods, nearly 92% more than at the start, and it has created more than 50 jobs. A team sees a town, a back-to-work service and shopkeepers pass the same object along, each at its own stage.

The study visit takes you behind the scenes in about an hour: how the mall works, its history and its plans. It costs from 1,996 kronor excluding VAT per group per hour; above 20 people the group may be split in two, and cancellations must be made at least 24 hours ahead. The mall also rents out conference rooms, and a café serves lunch and fika. Address: Folkestaleden 7, Eskilstuna.

Photo credits : Lina Östling / ReTuna Återbruksgalleria (photos presse)

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