Identity
Remida was founded in Reggio Emilia in 1996, within the culture of the city’s infant-toddler centers and preschools and is part of the educational system called Reggio Emilia Approach.
The heart of its research is matter, generative of thoughts and a vessel for knowledge, able to fascinate as well as pose questions about environmental, social, economic and educational issues.
Remida recovers from a network of 200 local companies about 20 tons per year of material destined for disposal, which is put back into circulation through projects and a distribution service to about 400 schools and associations.
Thanks to a special agreement, the Remida Center is assimilated to a recycling platform that transforms waste into an intellectual resource. Its strategy is the valorization of waste material, a material that requires care, respect and research of its expressive potential, in the idea that resources are not infinite and that being waste does not mean being poor material.
Remida attributes to materials a poetics that is an invitation to look for beauty where we are not usually used to finding it, suggesting that this sensibility may be valid as an approach to the world.
partner
Istituzione Scuole e Nidi d'Infanzia
It is the participatory entity of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia that directly manages 33 educational services 0-6 years old and maintains a role of direction and control over services managed by the Government, FISM and Educational Cooperatives.
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Fondazione Reggio Children
Is a participatory foundation that, in dialogue with local, national and international partners, promotes the protection of children’s rights starting with quality education.
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Iren
It is an Italian joint-stock company involved in the production of electricity, thermal, gas, waste cycle management and integrated water services. It is based in Reggio Emilia but also operates in Parma, Piacenza, Genoa, Turin, La Spezia and Vercelli.
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team
Silvia Cocconi
materials welcoming and distribution
Since 2018, Silvia, a graduate student in Foreign Languages, has been greeting citizens who come to Remida to pick up materials and acting as a liaison with companies that deliver waste, taking care of logistics and set-up.
s.cocconi@remida.org
Eloisa Di Rocco
research and training
With a degree in Literature and an expertise in social communication, she has been involved in sustainability education since 2012, curating projects and training courses for Remida aimed at children and adults. Since 2021 she has been a PhD student in Reggio Childhood Studies.
e.di rocco@remida.org
Laura Pedroni
organization and volunteers
A former Reggio school child with a degree in Communication Studies, she has been Remida’s organizational coordinator since 2009, and project manager of several European projects involving Remida in Kosovo and the Mediterranean.
l.pedroni@remida.org
Friends in the world
Remida is present in other places in Italy and around the world, either as Remida Centers or as Remida-inspired experiences that we helped start.
companies
18 Sound
Aeffe cordoni
Albertazzi packaging
Angelo Righi snc
Apogeo srl
Artegraf
Artigrafiche Reggiane e LAI
AW srl
Bieffe gruppo tessile
Blu e Giallo ceramica
Bonetti insegne
Button’s Story srl
Cagliari e Rinaldi Plissettatura
Cast scale srl
Catozzi Poltrone
Catrin
Cava Divani
Circolo Tennis Albinea
Clevertech Spa
Compac
Coopbox
Crisden
Divina abbigliamento
Divisione Max&Co
Dress abbigliamento
Elite Gomma
Ermanno Gradellini
F.lli Bedini
Ferrari GBW
Foto Mattioli srl
Foto Superstudio
F.lli Gualdi cornici
Gegraf
Grafiche Sagi
Hobby & Legno Arredo
ICO Tessile Spa
Imax maglieria
Italgraf srl
La Calza Bella
La Reggiana Tipografia
Libero Arbitrio
LPR Packaging
Manifatture 1950 srl
Marina Rinaldi
Martini Spa
Materie Plastiche Riunite
Meta System
Miselli srl
Mosaico+
Nastrotecnica
Nowotec srl
OMG
Omso Spa
Orlandini automazioni
Oscar abbigliamento
Palazzo Magnani
Peggy Outlet Maglieria
Persona abbigliamento
Pinco Pallino grafica
Plaster Stampi
Pluricart Spa
Poldi Michele
Punto Moda
RB Salotti
RCF
Rileconf snc
Saccani e Setti
Santachiara Maglificio
Scalabrini Fashion
Serigrafia 76
Serigrafia Ellezeta
Sicam srl
SMT Manifattura Tessile