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Bicycles
Re-Cycle East
Unit A, Global Park, Moorside, Eastgates, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2TW
0845 4580 852
info@re-cycle-east.org
www.recycle.org
Collect and ship second hand bicycles and parts from Essex to Africa. Local partners teach local people the skills of how to repair and maintain them, to improve their lives in a sustainable manner.
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Composting
South East Essex Organic Gardeners
19 Folly Lane, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4SE Carole Shorney
01702 201914 caroleshorney@hotmail.com
www.seeog.org.uk
Composts organic waste whilst protecting wildlife, reducing pollution and encouraging species diversity.
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Furniture and electricals
Basildon Diamond Taskforce
422 Whitmore Way, Basildon,
Essex, SS14 2HB
01268 479058
Blackwater Taskforce (MIND)
Knightswood Centre, Steeple Road, Southminster, Maldon, Essex
Josie Mitchell
01621 774261 01621 773284
blackwatertaskforce@tiscali.co.uk
Provide support to needy people through their furniture reuse scheme, for a small donation or for free.
Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services
The Tyrells Centre, 39 Seamore Avenue, Thundersley, Castle Point, Essex SS7 4EX
Teresa Clark
01268 638416 01268 638415
cavs.vb@virgin.net
www.cavscastlepoint.org.uk
Provides furniture and household items including electrical goods at minimal cost to those who are disadvantaged
Colchester Shake Trust
Unit 2 Bloomfield Place, 25 St. Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7EA
Ian Cameron
01206 543438
cfpshake@onetel.com
Provision of furniture and other household effects, free of charge, to disadvantaged families and individuals who would not otherwise be able to afford these items.
Emmaus Colchester
Emmaus Colchester
4a Arthur Street off Osbourne Street
Colchester
CO2 7DT
Tel 01206 768 887
mailto: shop.emmaus@btconnect.com
Web: emmaus.org.uk
Emmaus in Colchester provides low cost furniture and delivery for people in need and raises funds towards building an Emmaus community. The community will offer homeless people a home and work refurbishing donated furniture and houshold goods to be sold in the community shop
Hamelin Trust
33 Laindon Centre, Basildon
Essex, SS15 5TQ
Jon Dixon
01277 653889 01277 634307
jondixon@hamelintrust.org.uk
Collects furniture, clothing and IT equipment, refurbishes items and provides them at a low price back into the community. Hamelin also operates a chain of charity shops.
Lighthouse Furniture Project Ltd.
Unit 27 Tallon Road, Hutton Industrial Estate, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 1TE
Brian Darwood
01277 222050
admin@lighthousefurniture.org
Aims to provide good quality furniture and household items to all those who wish to use the scheme.
Rainbow Services
Latton Bush Centre, Harlow,
Essex, CM18 7BL
Jackie Sully
01279 308150 01279 306589
info@rainbowservices.org.uk
www.rainbowservices.org.uk
Reuse donated items of furniture, clothing, household linens to families and individuals living on a low income in Harlow. Also collect large working electrical items and paint.
Second Generation Reuse Project
Unit 34 , Thames Industrial Park, Princess Margret Road, East Tilbury, Essex, RM18 8RH
David Lawrence
01375-846702
davidlawrence2@btconnect.com
The furniture store takes donations of quality pre-owned furniture, toys, bikes, computers, electrical appliances, DIY and homemaking items in good condition and passes items on for a small charge to people in need.
Southend Association of Volutary Services Furniture Recycling
212 Westborough Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend, Essex, SS0 9PR
Bill Messer
01702 430058
Reuses furniture and electrical goods and bric-a-brac to help those who cannot afford to furnish their homes at normal prices
Tendring Reuse Employment Enterprise (TREE)
Unit 2 Oakwood Plough Corner, Little Clacton, CO16 9ND
Mark Penn
01255 863007 01225 863007
tree1@fsmail.net
Collects white goods and furniture and refurbishes goods for sale. The project provides employment and training for people who are disadvantaged in the labour market.
TREE 2
Hills Industrial Estate Unit 2,
25 Beach's Drive,
Chelmsford, CM1 2NL
Tel: 01245 351661
email: admin@tree1.org.uk
web: www.tree1.org.uk
Tendring Furniture Scheme
Rocket House, 43 Stephenson Road, Clacton, Tendring, Essex, CO15 4XA
Ian Archibald
01255 476068 01255 475465
tendring.furniturescheme@virgin.net
www.tendringfurniture.org.uk
Tendring furniture scheme provides good quality furniture at nominal cost to individuals and families on low income
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IT equipment
Hand In Hand
Springfields Lyons House, Chelmsford Business Park, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5TH
Clive Pickett
01245 236544 equipment@hihand.org
www.hihand.org
Hand In Hand recycle digital mobile phones.
Millrace IT
29 Eastways, Witham, Essex, CM8 3YQ
Richard Huckett
01376 504259
mail@millraceit.co.uk
www.millraceit.co.uk
MillRace IT is a not for profit computer recycling and IT training social enterprise.
RevITalise
Unit 2 Wycke Hill Business Park, Wycke Hill, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6UZ
Jon Dixon
01621 855954 01621 855954
info@revitalise.org.uk
www.revitalise.org.uk
Non profit making organisation, set up to give employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities.
SEETEC
Main Road, Hockley, Rochford,
Essex, SS5 4RG
Penny McCulloch
01702 201070 01702 201224 penny.mcculloch@seetec.co.uk
www.seetec.co.uk
We recycle old PC's by repairing them, where possible, and updating their programs and then giving them back to people in the community who require a PC.
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Local Charity Shops
Farleigh Hospice
North Court Rd,Chelmsford,CM1 7FH Adrian Simkiss
01245 228948 Fax 01245 228946
info@farleighhospice.org
www.farleigh.org
Collects and sells clothing, bric-a-brac, records, small electrical items and furniture to raise funds for Farleigh who provide care for people with cancer, and other life threatening illnesses.
Helen Rollason Heal Cancer Charity
St John’s Hospital, Wood Street,Chelmsford CM2 9BG
Nicolle Stewart
01245 513350 F: 01245 513561
enquiries@helenrollason.co.uk
www.helenrollason.org.uk
Operates six charity shops in Essex and drop off centres for mobile phones.
Little Havens
Stuart House, 47 Second Avenue, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, SS0 8HX
Charlotte Davies
01702 426061
cdavies@havenshospices.org.uk
www.littlehavens.org.uk
Offers respite and end of life care for children suffering from life-threatening and life limiting illnesses.Their charity shops sell good quality items of clothing, bric-a-brac, electrical items or furniture
St Clare's Hospice
Hastingwood Road, Hastingwood, Harlow, Essex, CM17 9JX
Louise Hamilton
01279 773732 or 01279 454011
lhamilton@stclare-hospice.co.uk
www.stclare-hospice.co.uk
St Clare Hospice charity shops raise money for St Clare Hospice by reusing saleable furniture, clothes, bric-a-brac and books
St Helena Hospice
Myland Hall, Barncroft Close, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9JU
01206 845566 01206 842445
www.sthelenahospice.org.uk/fundraising.htm
Operates a chain of charity shops to fund hospice.
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Paint
Re>Paint Tendring and Re>Paint Colchester
15 Church Walk, Colchester
Essex, CO1 1NS
Andrew Wilkinson
01206 367776
Repaint@en-form.org.uk
www.repaintessex.org.uk
Collects and distributes paint free of charge from households and companies to charities, community groups, schools and individuals in genuine need
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Recyclables
BB Recycling
149 Ram Gorse, Harlow, Essex CM20 1QB
Andrew Bell
01279 300645
bbrecycling@ntlworld.com
www.bbrecycling.com
Reuse and recycle toner inkjet cartridges, paper and cans.
Employ-Abilty
Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way,
Harlow, CM18 7BL
Phillip Edwards
01279 412950 01279 450299 info@employ-ability.info
www.employ-ability.info
Employ-Ability is an organisation that provides supported employment programmes giving those with mental or physical illness the opportunity for employment in viable and valid work scenarios. They also collect toner cartridges as a reuse and recycling service.
Roundwood Garden & Visitors Centre
Church Street, Bocking Churchstreet,
Essex, CM7 5LJ
Charles Soule
01376 551728 01376 551728 charles.soule@essexcc.gov.uk
Provides employment and training for people who are disadvantaged in the labour market. Recycling is a part of the training programme.
Interact
Moulsham Mill
Parkway, Chelmsford, CM2 7PX
Kirstin Terris
01245 608250 kirstin.terris@interact.org.uk
www.interact.org.uk
Developing recycling projects to provide training for people with learning difficulties.
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Scrapstore
Bright Ideas Scrap Scheme
The Old Buoys Store, Hythe Quay
Colchester, CO2 8JF
Kathy Gilmour
01206 798113
langria_d@hotmail.com
www.en-form.supanet.com/brightideas.htm
Bright Ideas reuses art and craft materials. Participating members pay an annual fee and get the materials for free.
Bits and Bobs Scrap Store
Unit 2 Oakwood Plough Corner,
Little Clacton, CO16 9ND
01255 863007
Non profit making scrap store working within TREE.Donations of items that can be cut, stuck, coloured or created are always welcome.
Thurrock Play Network
The Pyramid Resource Centre , Heath Road, Chadwell St Mary,Grays, Essex, RM16 4KH
Carol O'Regan 01708 869419
mail to:tpnpyramid@btconnect.com
Collects scrap materials from business and households and reuses it for children's education and play activities.
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Textiles
ECCO/Tex-Bac
Harlow District Council Depot, Bush Fair, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6LX
Sean Folan
01279 444424
folan@btconnect.com
www.ecco.org.uk
Provides a high quality kerbside collection of textiles and bric-a-brac from 80,000 households in Harlow and Epping Forest. The project works with partners to offer therapeutic work to people experiencing social disadvantage.
Moses Basket Group
46 Covenbrook, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex
Helen
01277 372265
www.pilgrimsbaptist.co.uk
Support families and single parents in the Brentwood, Essex area with their practical needs in looking afer babies and young children
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Tools
Tools With A Mission (TWAM)
Halstead Baptist Church, Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex CO9 2DAJack Norwood
01206 263342
twam.jack@btopenworld.co.uk
www.twam.com
Collects tools and items such as sewing machines, typewriters, and duplicators and sends them to selected development projects, training centres and schools in developing countries.
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Miscellaneous
Chelmsford Environmental Partnership
7 Brockley Road, Chelmsford,
Essex, CM2 6HQ
Ian Leete
01245 267337
recycling@cep.uk.net
www.chelmsfordenvironment.com
Chelmsford Environment Partnership (CEP) is a registered charity set up in 1998 to further environmental improvement, predominantly within the borough of Chelmsford.
En-Form
15 Church Walk, Colchester, CO1 1NS
Andrew Wilkinson
01206 367776
info@en-form.org.uk
www.en-form.org.uk
En-form is an environment centre providing information and advise to the general public, businesses, community groups and schools. The organisation also collects paint,toner cartridges as a re-use and recycling service
Essex Materials Exchange
www.ecorrn.org.uk
Richard Albon
A free online information service where organisations can access information about redundant stock or surplus raw materials available from other organisations.
Green Team
Cock Farm, Polstead, Colchester CO6 5AL
Ruth Riddleston
01206 262631
cls.dev@lineone.net
Reuses and recycles household goods of all types.
Studio 3 Art
Rainham Hall, The Broadway, Rainham, Havering, Essex RM13 9YN
Lynsey Dow
01708 630600 01708 556590 admin@studio3arts.org.uk
www.studio3arts.org.uk
Creates and runs environment projects and schemes with local groups and partner organisations.
Workskills
Essex, Moulsham Mill Parkway,Chelmsford, Essex CM2 7PX
Myles Cooper
01245 608321
myles.cooper@interact.org.uk
Workskills is a service provider of education, training and employment services across Essex
Give Or Take
www.giveortake.org
Essex version in association with en-form, Essex
County Council, CEP, and ECORRN.
Give or Take is a way of getting rid of things you don't need or
looking for things you do. You can give away something, look at what others have
to give away, or place an ad for something you need.
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