Bicycles

Re-Cycle East

Unit A, Global Park, Moorside, Eastgates, Colchester, Essex,CO1 2TJ
01206 863111
info@re-cycle.org
www.re-cycle.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.

Composting

South East Essex Organic Gardeners

19 Folly Lane, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4SE
Carole Shorney
01702 201914
caroleshorney@hotmail.com
www.seeog.org.uk
Promotes the principles of organic gardening by,Composting organic waste;Protecting wildlife;Reducing pollution;Encouraging species diversity.

Furniture and electricals

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

4a Arthur Street off Osbourne Street ,Colchester,CO2 7DT
Lesley Corner
Tel 01206 541616
emmauscolchester@btconnect.com
www.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
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
www.lighthousefurniture.org.uk
Collects and provides good quality furniture, electrical appliances, and household items to all those that wish to use the scheme. A social enterprise working with a range of agencies to help those in need.

Rainbow Services Reuse Project

Units 2 & 6,Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way, Harlow,
Essex, CM18 7BL
Jean Bridge, Reuse Project Coordinator
01279 308330
Furniture shop tel. 01279 308151
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 They operate a shop called the Furniture Reuse Project. Also collect large working electrical items.

Second Generation Reuse Project

Unit 34 , Thames Industrial Park, Princess Margret Road, East Tilbury, Essex, RM18 8RH
David Lawrence
01375-846702
ask@2ndgen.co.uk
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
admin@tree1.org.uk
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, Chelmsford

Synergy Centre,Hoffmans Way,Chelmsford,CM1 1GU
Take electricals and furniture . They are also a drop-off point for IT equipment.

Tel: 01245 350355
email: admin@tree1.org.uk
web: www.tree1.org.uk

The Tendring Furniture Scheme

Rocket House, 43 Stephenson Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 4XA
Ian Archibald
01255 476068 01255 475465
tendring.furniturescheme@virgin.net
www.tendringfurniture.org.uk
To subside our charitable work for individuals and families on low income we are also now open to the general public.  We offer a substantial discount to people in receipt of benefits.

IT equipment

Hand In Hand

3c The Granaries,Reeds Farm Estate,Roxwell Road,Chelmsford,CM1 3ST
01245 421177
info@hihand.org
www.hihand.org
Hand In Hand collect mobile phones for recycling

Millrace IT

Units 9 & 10 Briarsford Ind. Estate, Perry Road,Witham , CM8 3UU
Richard Huckett
01376 518508
mail@millraceit.co.uk
www.millraceit.co.uk
MillRace IT is a social firm. It resuses and recycles computers.It also offers training to all its students..

RevITalise

Unit 2 Wycke Hill Business Park, Wycke Hill, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6UZ
Jon Dixon
01621 855954 01621 855954
imail@revitalise.org.uk
www.revitalise.org.uk
Non profit making organisation, set up to give employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities.

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

Woodside,Broomfield Hospital,Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET
01245 514325
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.

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 re-distributes paint free of charge from households and companies to charities, community groups, schools and individuals in genuine need

Recyclables

Employ-Abilty

Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way,Harlow, CM18 7BL
Phillip Edwards
01279 412950
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.

Scrapstore

Bright Ideas Scrap Scheme

The Old Buoys Store, Hythe Quay
Colchester, CO2 8JF
Kathy Gilmour
01206 798113
kathy@bright-ideas-scrap-scheme.co.uk
www.brighti-deas-scrap-scheme.co.uk
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
tpnpyramid@btconnect.com
Collects scrap materials from business and households and reuses it for children's education and play activities.

Textiles

ECCO/Tex-Bac

Harlow District Council Depot, Bush Fair, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6LX
Sean Folan
01279 444424
folan@eccocentre.freeserve.co.uk
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
after babies and young children.

Tools

Essex Tools With A Mission

55 High Road ,Leavenheath,Colchester, Essex CO6 4PB
Jack Norwood
01473 652092
twam.hq@btopenworld.com
www.twam.co.uk
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.

Wood Recycling

Woods Forever

51 Queens Road
North Weald
Essex
CM16 6JE
Paul Mortimer
01992 524 593
paul@woodsforever.co.uk
www.woodsforever.co.uk

Miscellaneous

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.

Essex Community Reuse and Recycling Network (ECORRN)

8 Hoffmans Way, Chelmsford
Essex, CM1 1GU
01245 351579
ecorrn@googlemail.com
www.ecorrn.org.uk
The Essex Community Reuse and Recycling Network (ECORRN) exists to support and promote all the reuse and recycling projects in Essex, including Southend and Thurrock. They can provide signposting on reusing and recycling most items."

Essex Friends of the Earth (FoE)

4 Shears Cresent
West Mersea
Essex
C05 8AR
Paula Whitney
01206 383 123
paula.essexfoe@btopenworld.com

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.