Recycling & reuse facts & figures

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)

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