Reducing waste | Saving resources | Creating jobs
Congratulations to Glasgow Wood Recycling, who have been shortlisted for a Sustainability Award from the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards, an initiative from the Citi Foundation, the charitable arm of the investment banking firm Citigroup.
We are very pleased to introduce our new Edinburgh enterprise. Move On Wood Recycling will provide volunteering and training opportunities in a real work environment,particularly to young people and those affected by homelessness, as well as saving wood from going to waste.
Many congratulations to South Wales wood recyclers Reseiclo who were named winners in the Environmental category of the Social Business Wales Awards 2018.
Leeds Wood Recycling opened their doors to the public on Monday 17th September. With an enthusiastic team of volunteers, they’ve been getting their wood store ready with a reclaimed wood counter and racks.
We were delighted to be asked by ISG plc to save the historic track of Manchester’s HSBC UK National Cycling Centre for reuse when it was replaced as part of the velodrome’s refurbishment.
This weekend we marked 20 years of the country’s first community wood recycling project, The Wood Store Brighton. We were joined by volunteers from the early days of the project, wood recyclers from all over the country, and some of the many builders who use our wood recycling services.
To commemorate their 20th birthday EMERGE has joined forces with Marble Beers, an award winning craft brewery, who designed and brewed a Berliner Weisse style beer named ‘The 3Rs’, in homage to the mantra Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
This is an important role within the Aldingbourne Country Centre, supporting the environmental and recycling ethos of the Trust. Working with the Wood Recycling Senior (WRS), the post holder will be involved in all aspects of the Wood Recycling enterprise – from collecting waste wood and driving the van through to developing networks and sales leads.
We are delighted to have been named Wood Recycling Business of the Year at the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste – a great achievement from everyone in the network.
The Community Wood Recycling social franchise is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Set up in 1998, Brighton & Hove Wood Recycling Project has been saving resources and serving the community for two decades. Community wood recycling was set up to promote the concept around the country and now there are around 30 enterprises nationwide.