World’s First Recycling Mall – in Sweden ReTuna shopping mall is a two-story complex of secondhand stores on the outskirts of Eskiltuna, a small riverside city 70 miles west of Stockholm. In 14 specialist shops covering everything from clothes to DIY tools, everything for sale is 1. .

Visitors from over 28 different countries

Center manager Anna Bergström has welcomed visitors from 28 different countries and over 200 Swedish municipalities who wanted to know how to do the same. The mall opened its doors on August 28, 2015 and can in a few days celebrate its fourth birthday. It is located next to the city’s 2. . The mall’s depot, called “Returen”, consists of containers where visitors can 3. reusable furniture, toys, clothes, electronic devices and decorative items.

Almost like new

The items sorted out for resale are almost like new, so why should customers bother to buy new stuff? For manager Anna Bergström, the mission is to bring 4. into the mainstream. ReTuna is set up in a 5. which used to house trucks for a logistics company. The mall itself reminds us of an IKEA outlet, spacious and appealing, where interior as well as decorations are made from recycled materials. It was 6. by Eskilstuna’s local government in 2015.

Shops for almost everyone

Among the shops we spotted were a sports shop stuffed with skis and (slightly scuffed) sledges, a bookshop, a DIY store, a kids’ shop bursting with toys (a little faded), a homeware specialist and even a pet accessory shop. The center is competing with 7. shopping malls and is thus tied to standard business hours.

The storage hall at ReTuna is 8. of a scene from the “Toy-story” films. Grandfather clocks, chandeliers, board games, globes and saucers in perfect harmony piled high in cages along the walls and in heaps in the middle of the floor.

Not just a marketplace

However, ReTuna is more than just a 9. . By organizing events, workshops, lectures and theme days, it aims to be a public educator, focusing on 10. . The Eskiltuna High School conducts its one-year education program “Recycle Design – Återbruk” in the premises.

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