Community Partnerships

Waste Awareness: community partnerships

We are developing a network of community partners – often not-for-profit organisations – whose activities help reduce waste. They work in many different ways. It might be that they can help you reduce the waste you create in the first place or perhaps they can help you find someone else who can use something you no longer need. Both options mean less waste will end up in landfill. This is how our partners help:

Charity shops

These can give your unwanted clothes, books and household items a second lease of life. Please consult the Generous Scottish Borders charity guide for locations of charity shops in your area.

ASK Organic

The Composting experts in the Borders will answer your home composting questions by phone or email and help you get the best out of your compost. You can also visit the compost demonstration area at the Woodside Walled Garden, near Harestanes, north of Jedburgh. Composting Helpline: 01450 860778 or e-mail da@askorganic.co.uk or visit its website at www.askorganic.co.uk

WRAP

The Waste & Resources Action Programme experts will also answer your composting questions. You can also purchase a variety of compost bins at subsidised prices from WRAP. Tel 0845 600 0323 or visit their website at www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk

Bookdonors

This is an organisation that sells unwanted books on the Internet for charities and gives away books to community groups. Tel 01750 20536 or visit their website at www.bookdonors.co.uk

Borders Real Nappy Network

The network offers information about the alternatives to disposable nappies. Tel 08701 430929 or visit their website at www.brnn.co.uk

Borders Scrap Store

The store has ideas and supplies for creative use of waste material. It also accepts unwanted material. Tel 01750 725961or visit their website at www.bordersscrapstore.org.uk

Berwickshire Furniture Restoration Co Ltd

This company accepts donations of furniture, paint and some electrical items. You can also buy restored furniture from the warehouse in Duns. Tel 01361 884886or visit their website at www.bfr.freeuk.com

Home Basics (Tweeddale) Co Ltd

This company reuses furniture, household and white goods to help the disadvantaged in our community. Tel 01896 870355 or visit their website at www.homebasics.org.uk

Nathan’s Wastesavers

Nathan's Wastesavers operates Rag Bag collections of textiles from schools in the Borders. Tel 01324 826828

Reiver Industries

Reiver Industries operates aluminium can collections from community groups and businesses. Tel 01896 758381.

Selkirk - plastic bag-free town

In Selkirk, there is a campaign that urges shoppers to take their own bags with them to the shops.

Contact us

Telephone Helpline: 01835 825128

Email: The Recycling Team

By post: The Recycling Team, Scottish Borders Council, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0SA

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