Greater Manchester
Network/Support
GM3R
c/o Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Beswick St, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 7HR
Ian Scott
07870 194126
A network and support organisation for organisations working in the area of waste in Greater Manchester.
Composting
Debdale Eco Park
Waterside Gardens, Debdale Park, 1075 Hyde Road, Manchester, M18 7LJ
www.gmcomposting.co.uk
Promotes home composting and organic gardening to schools and the wider community across Greater Manchester. Working towards becoming a centre of excellence demonstrating sustainable living and working practises in a carbon neutral working space.
Fairfield Materials Management
Address: The Cabin, Adj. E22, New Smithfield Market, Whitworth St.East,
Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2WJ
Website: www.fairfieldcompost.co.uk
Fairfield Materials Management researched, developed and installed an innovative and sustainable waste management system on New Smithfield Market. Biodegradable waste is diverted through an in-vessel composting system, plastics, cardboard and wood are sent for recycling. Compost (PAS 100 Accredited) is sold throughout Greater Manchester to improve soil quality.
Education
The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Greater Manchester, North Merseyside
125 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8HF
Environmental Education.
Furniture, White Goods and Electricals
Bolton Community Transport & Furniture Services
Unit 1, Lecturers Close, off Bridgeman St, Bolton, BL3 6DG
Tel: 01204 364777
Collection and distribution of reusable furniture and white goods to those on low income throughout the Borough of Bolton. Also offers other recycling collection services as well as training and volunteering opportunities.
Provides low cost accessible minibus transport for the elderly and disabled as well as group hire.
MiDAS driver training also available.
Salford CT New to You
1 Hope Street, off Oldfield Road, Salford M54WN
0161 736 8852
Free collection of unwanted reusable furniture Redistribution of recycled furniture at low cost. MiDAS driver training. Community bus loans.
Emmaus - Bolton
Derby Barracks, Fletcher St, Bolton, BL3 6NF
www.emmaus-bolton.org.uk
Main activities: Provides work, accommodation and support for up to 22 previously homeless people. Social Furniture and recycling project. Electrical testing and minor furniture refurbishing in on-site workshops. Training initiatives to be developed.
Emmaus - Mossley
Longlands Mill, Queen St, Mossley, OL5 9AH
www.emmaus.org.uk
Re-use: Collections of unwanted goods from households and businesses that are later re-sold in our shop.
Furniture Station
Hazel Grove Baptist Church Station St, Hazel Grove, Cheshire, SK7 4EX
www.furniturestation.org.uk
Good quality furniture and certain electrical items, collected in Stockport and redistributed on a referral basis only in the Stockport area . All soft furniture donated e.g three piece suites, beds etc must comply with The Furniture & Fire (Safety) Regulations 1988 and must show appropriate label. Donated electrical items are tested before being redistributed.
RE>BUILD (Bury)
4 Park Road, Bury, BL9 5BQ
0161 764 0444
RE>BUILD is a furniture re-use charity in Bury that collects good quality second-user furniture for distribution to people on low incomes. A Community Re>Paint scheme and Odd Job project compliment the furniture reuse. The paint is made available to people on low incomes and local voluntary organisations. To deliver its services, the organisation involves volunteers, many of whom are part of its ethnic minority volunteering project. RE>BUILD is helping to save the environment and provide a vital resource for families and individuals
The Mustard Tree
110 Oldham Rd, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6AG
www.mustardtree.co.uk
Recycling second hand furniture, household items and clothes for passing on to those in financial need.
Tree of Life Centre
St Mark’s URC, Oatlands Rd., Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 1AH
www.treeoflifecentre.org.uk
The Tree of Life Centre at Wythenshawe aims to reduce and overcome social, economic and health barriers experienced in our community by developing community service provision focused around health and well being.
Tree of Life collects and re-distributes used furniture, white goods and clothes as a way of improving quality of life and creating opportunities for all in our community.
Wesley Community Furniture
56-58 Lloyd Street South, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 7HT
[9.30-3.30pm Mon-Fri, Saturdays 10-1pm]
www.thewesley.org.uk
Wesley Community Furniture (Hulme),
St Wilfrid's Hall, St Wilfrid's Street, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5BJ.
[9.30-3.30pm Mon-Fri]
Furniture Reuse Charity collecting donations of household (& office) items, low price sale to people on low incomes (free delivery), referral system for those in the direst need (at even lower package prices). Volunteering opportunities. Free collection of donated items. 5-van fleet.
Wythenshawe Development Trust
27 Park Crescent, Wilmslow, Stockport, Cheshire SK9 4BR
http://www.cfrf.org.uk
The WDT addresses the need for recycling and supports people to help each other. We collect furniture to assist with the housing of homeless families and give support to unemployed and low-paid people in East Cheshire and South Manchester. The Trust exports furniture to Eastern Europe and Africa.
IT
Recycle IT
Unit 8, Parkway trading estate, Longbridge road, Trafford park, M17 1SN
John Hastings 07939 514661
Recycle-IT! is a not-for-profit social enterprise with four social and economic aims:- to provide IT recycling services to businesses and the public sector; to provide low cost computer equipment to charities, community organisations and individuals in both domestic and export markets; to provide real paid employment and training for ex prisoners and long term unemployed ex offenders; to reduce waste and landfill.
Multi Material, Kerbside Collections, Commercial Collections,
EMERGE Recycling
Units E1 - E4 New Smithfield Market, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2WJ
www.emergemanchester.co.uk
EMERGE Recycling is one of Manchester’s original community recycling enterprises and has been helping Manchester to become a greener city since 1996. Specialising in recycling collections for households, schools and offices throughout Manchester. Also promotes the 3Rs of sustainable waste management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle through educational workshops, information provision and signposting, consultancy/advice and community involvement activities.
Scrapstore
Grumpy
Grumpy House, Vaughan Street, West Gorton M12 5DU
www.grumpy.org.uk
Grumpy’s official name is The Greater Manchester Play Resources Unit - a registered children’s charity with a not-for-profit trading subsidiary, House of Grumpy Limited - established 1979 to provide resources and support for adults who work with and care for children and young people.
Pearls (Rochdale and Bury)
Units 14 - 15 Globe Park, Moss Bridge, Rochdale, OL16 5EB
01706 861 811
We supply low cost great value arts & crafts and recycled scrap materials from our scrap store and craft shop to schools, nurseries, playgroups, community groups, community artists, college students, artists, craft makers and anyone who uses recycled scrap and art & craft to get creative.
Wood
Timber Recycling in Manchester
Unit 7, Chatsworth Mill, Williams Rd, Manchester, M18 7AH
www.timberrecycling.org
Tel: 0161 223 4400
Re-using and recycling wood form commercial and community sources.
Vehicles/Training
First Step Trust - SMaRT
Unit 2, Oakwood Trading estate, Mode Wheel Road, Salford, M5 5DQ
www.firststeptrust.org.uk/smartstart.htm
SMaRT thinking from First Step Trust FSTs vehicle recycling scheme helps disadvantaged people back into work
Work is something most of us take for granted and usually moan about, but having a job and being valued for what we do is an important part of life. That is why First Step Trust specialises in developing work projects for the long-term unemployed.
Their new not-for-profit Social Enterprise, FST SMaRT (Socially Minded and Responsible Trading), collects and recycles unwanted vehicles from the Greater Manchester area, whilst creating real work experience in a number of different areas for people who are not in full time education or employment.
First Step Trust is investing £3,000,000 in FST SMaRT, with significant amounts coming from the Chancellor’s Invest to Save Budget and the Big Lotteries fund.
FST SMaRT need a continuous stream of unwanted, abandoned and scrap cars to enable the project to grow, so if you have an old vehicle in the Greater Manchester area that you would like recycled then please call them on 0161 743 0300 for more details of their free collection service. They also sell a wide variety of reclaimed car parts.
Miscellaneous
Creative Recycling
42 St Hilda’s Road, Old Trafford, M16 9PQ
www.creativerecycling.co.uk
Crafting artwork from waste materials.
Seedley and Langworthy Trust
191 Langworthy Rd, Salford, M6 5PW
www.seedleytrust.co.uk
Cardboard, mobile phone and cartridge recycling.
Groundwork Bury
Ac
orn Business Centre, Fountain St North, Bury, BL9 7AN
Waste Awareness and environmental education in Bury.
Solidarity Catalyst
56 Hopton Court, Booth St, Hulme, M15 6EP
Development of environmental projects.