Flécken a Léinen is an online platform for repair and rental services in Luxembourg. Not everything has to be bought new; rental and repair can be good alternatives both to save money and reduce waste.

On www.flecken-a-leinen.lu, consumers can find addresses of companies that will repair their equipment or favourite items, as well as tips on where different products typically only used occasionally can be rented.

In this programme, the concept of 'resource potential' has been further developed as it applies to new products. Companies receive an independent assessmentof their production process based on withdrawn/recovered raw materials in light of their resource-efficiency strategies. The use of resource potential as an indicator shows the actual volumes of recovered raw materials and the proportion used for energy generation, which reveals the savings in primary resources. The calculation is ISO 14024 certified.

De-manufacturing plants are traditionally evaluated on the basis of recycling and reuse rates. This approach takes into account only the input flows in a recycling process, so recycling rates of >90 % are the rule rather than the exception.  As a result of this and the resource strategy of the European Union and its Member States, SuperDrecksKëscht® has developed a concept that takes the idea of resource efficiency fully into account. 

Myenergy, Luxembourg’s national structure for the promotion of a sustainable energy transition, focuses on its activities on the reduction of energy consumption, the promotion of sustainable energies and sustainable construction. myenergy accompanies all actors in their efforts for an efficient energy use and acts as a facilitator for all sectors concerned by energy aspects. Small and medium enterprises can find best practice examples and technical information for an efficient energy use on myenergy’s website.

To encourage and support environmental protection and resource efficiency, Luxembourg's government offers subsidies, guarantees and credit to companies investing in the following:

• Technologies that go beyond EU norms
• Energy efficiency measures
• High efficiency co-generation
• Renewable energy sources
• Rehabilitation of polluted sites
• Efficient heat and refrigeration networks
• Recycling and reusing waste
• Energy infrastructure
• Environmental studies

The "Energie fir d’Zukunft+" (Energy for the Future+) label certifies craftsmen who have successfully completed a training cycle on new energy standards in construction.

The training is focused on practical considerations and aims to give entrepreneurs and craftsmen the technical knowledge (theoretical as well as practical) needed when building or renovating high energy performance buildings. Special emphasis is put on the coordination and cooperation between different trades, which is especially important in energy efficient buildings.

PreventPack is a range of tools, services, and advice on green packaging, recyclability, ecodesign and more.

Catalogue of best practices and advice

The manual for implement small scale power plants

A handbook for efficent energy use in industry has been created as a guide for reducing costs and environmental impacts.

EUREM 'European Energy Manager' is an educational programme developed in Germany more than 20 years ago, which has helped to train over 4 500 public- and private-sector enterprises, building managers, production managers and process engineers how to reduce energy use. In Slovenia, the first EUREM scheme was organised as part of the project EUREM.NET in 2008.