In the past year we have:
- Collected in excess of 160 tonnes of furniture and white goods (this did not include bric-a-brac, books, clothing, textiles, and all the smaller items like mirrors and ironing boards)
- Visited 3,086 households to collect unwanted furniture
- We delivered furniture to 1,421 households
- Served 46,000 customers in our shops
We recycled:
(This does not include items sold through our shops)
- 45 tonnes of textiles
- 60,000 books
- 70 mobile phones
- 10 tonnes of cardboard
- Along with tonnes of glass, wood and paper
We reclaimed:
- Approximately 18 tonnes of scrap metal
- Over 300 pairs of reading glasses which were re-graded by Vision Aid overseas and then sent to Africa & India (see our links page)
- 180 sewing machines for Tools for self reliance (see our links page)
- Over 1 tonne of tools for Tools for self reliance (see our links page)