Upcycled, reused and even recycled, many unwanted items begin a new adventure when collected by ReStore Community Projects. Local waste management company, LondonWaste Ltd, has been a long-time supporter of upcycling and ReStore’s role in diverting good quality, reusable items of furniture and white goods from waste.
LondonWaste runs several Household Reuse and Recycling Centres in North London where residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted furniture and other household items for upcycling, reuse or recycling.
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| John Kutner (ReStore Chair of Trustees) & David Sargent (MD London Waste) |
LondonWaste is now enhancing its partnership with Restore by providing funding which will allow Restore to develop its operations and ensure that more unwanted items can be reused locally instead of being sent to landfill. ReStore, which is a registered charity, makes furniture collections from homes in Enfield, Camden, Haringey, and Waltham Forest. It then refurbishes the items ready for sale from its Tottenham showroom at reduced prices for people on benefits. The items then begin a new journey as they are reused by new owners or even turned into new products.
John Kutner, Restore Chairman said We have been providing a valuable service since 1996 and are pleased that with LondonWaste’s support, we can continue to develop our operations for the benefit of both the local community and the environment.” David Sargent, Managing Director of LondonWaste said “In our modern society, much is discarded and it is important that organisations like ourselves, Restore and others, provide a complete service that recognises that waste is really a resource.
As well as LondonWaste, ReStore works with a number of other specialist partners who share common aims; to ensure that quality furniture and repairable white goods remain within the local community as a useful resource and, in turn, reduce the amount of raw materials and the energy used to make new products. Such partnerships support local people, increase their buying choices, encourage recycling & reuse and reduce the amount of furnishings that end up in landfill.
As partners, we look forward to driving the future growth of north London’s reuse upcycling and recycling
http://www.londonwaste.co.uk/restore-and-londonwaste-target-greater-reuse-of-unwanted-furniture-and-white-goods/
