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Re-use Equipment

The links below are for organisations we have found that reuse and restore second-hand furniture / computer equipment / household objects.

Essex Community Reuse & Recycling Network

Currently in Essex there are over 29 community organisations who derive all or part of their income and activity from diverting waste for re-use and / or recycling. This includes over 13 active furniture re-use / redistribution projects and there are also over 200 individual charity shops.

Furniture re-use Network

The FRN promotes the re-use of unwanted furniture and household effects for the alleviation of need, hardship, distress and poverty.

FRN aims are bringing social, economic and environmental benefit through the re-use of unwanted household items.

Rainbow Services

Rainbow Services works for change by providing services which improve the quality of life for people living in the local community.

The Furniture and Clothing projects re-use donated items of furniture, clothing and household linens to families and individuals living on a low income.

Freecycle

Their mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.

Click here for the Epping Forest Freecycle group

WRAP

WRAP works in partnership to encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often. This helps to minimise landfill, reduce carbon emissions and improve our environment.

Give or Take

Give or Take is a new way to shop that allows you to earn cashback for yourself or a charity of your choice when you make purchases online.

Eastex

Eastex is the regional materials exchange for the East of England. It provides an active forum for users to exchange waste or surplus materials for re-use. Click here to view an Eastex leaflet

Computers for the Disabled

It's mission is to help disabled people, communicate and participate, in day-to-day activities most people take for granted. We do this by recycling computers, giving disabled people an alternative means of keeping in touch.

Maxitech.Biz

MAXITECH.BIZ provides a solution to the legal, environmental, social and cost issues of disposing redundant electronic equipment.

Help The Aged

Recycle your unwanted goods, old mobile phones or foreign currency, printer toners & cartridges and help raise money and help older people.

RecyclingSupermarket.com

RecyclingSupermarket.com provides recycling tips, guides on how to recycle and news relating to recycling, waste management and the environment.