Do things like this still exist or did they never start ?

[artsapart]

I personally am a right stigg of the dump I love using things till they practically fall apart and will always find something to do with odds and ends lying around etc. I get the best satisfaction when I can make use of industrial waste to good advantage. I remember hearing a few years ago that large centers were going to be set up where companies that threw stuff that could be used for some other purpose would take there waste to rather than dumping it all in land fill. I personally think that this is a great idea but don't seem to be able to find any of these places in my local area so I am wondering did it actually ever get off the ground or not?

[Soapnutter]

I've not heard of this scheme, but that would be such a great thing to do!

[artsapart]

Well I thought so too, I know that if there was one close to me I would always be popping in to see what they had got.

[Brian McIntosh]

There is a scheme that sounds like this running in Aberdeen. As far as I'm aware it's quite successful. It's open only to businesses who register and the ones that do can take along anything they want to get rid of and pick up anything they think they need. I think it's free to drop stuff off but there is a small charge to take thing away. There are some really big businesses registered and the stuff they put in for recycling is phenomenal.

[FantasyCouriers]

I personally am a right stigg of the dump I love using things till they practically fall apart and will always find something to do with odds and ends lying around etc. I get the best satisfaction when I can make use of industrial waste to good advantage. I remember hearing a few years ago that large centers were going to be set up where companies that threw stuff that could be used for some other purpose would take there waste to rather than dumping it all in land fill. I personally think that this is a great idea but don't seem to be able to find any of these places in my local area so I am wondering did it actually ever get off the ground or not?


These places do exist, but they are all owned and managed by commercial companies who charge for disposal of items. They are also the sites where the council's take all of their recycling waste to for sorting and reprocessing. We use these sites all of the time, we basically drop a van load (or more) of stuff there, pay for it by weight, and then they sort it all out into the reusable & reselleable. Where abouts in the UK are you? Viridor are one of the main operators of these sites, they have lots of sites over the most of the UK. But we know of sites everywhere because of what we do.

Alistair

[katej]

There are various projects mainly community or council run where people can donate various items for reuse. As far as I am aware there are many scrap stores up and down the U.K where businesses can donate waste that can be used again mainly for nursery/school/college art projects.

There are also furniture reuse projects where both businesses and individuals are able to give various items away. I help out at a local one and although we don't take industrial waste we will take working electricals, furniture, office equipment, books, bikes and the usual household stuff. We are also hoping to start a community repaint scheme which again businesses and the public can both donate and purchase paint.

If you google scrap stores or visit the community recycling network website you might be able to locate schemes local to you.

Kate
GreenFinder

[Dave G]

I use as much recycled material as I can, all my timber and a lot of my steel is re-used.
It is amazing what some companies consider "scrap".
There is always "free-cycle"

[Dave G]

I use as much recycled material as I can, all my timber and a lot of my steel is re-used.
It is amazing what some companies consider "scrap".
There is always "free-cycle"