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Waste and Resources

There are lots of things you can do to make more effective use of the resources around you.

Support for Individuals

Donate a bike /  a bike

De'ils On Wheels community bike workshop

De'ils On Wheels is always on the looking out for donations of unwanted bikes. Donations are assessed and either refurbished and sold on at affordable prices or they are strip for reusable parts and the unusable metal scrapped for recycling.

Love Food Hate Waste Scotland

scotland.lovefoodhatewaste.com

Love Food Hate Waste aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce food waste and help us take action. It shows that by doing some easy practical everyday things in the home we can all waste less food, which will ultimately benefit our purses and the environment too.

Brilliant Bartering Glasgow Facebook page

www.facebook.com/groups/BrilliantBartering

Do you have something you don't need? Or do you need something you haven't got? Then post your message in this Facebook groups and see what happens...

Recycle for Scotland

www.recycleforscotland.com

Recycle for Scotland provides advice and information on how to recycle, helping to protect Scotland's natural environment and make our communities nicer places to live in. By increasing our efforts at home and recycling on the go, we can help Scotland move towards becoming a zero waste society.

Support for Organisations

WARP IT!

www.warp-it.co.uk

WARP IT is the Waste Action Reuse Portal where you can find, give away, or loan office furniture, equipment and other resources. There is a fee for businesses but registration is free for community groups and schools

Resource Efficient Scotland

www.resourceefficientscotland.com

Resource Efficient Scotland help organisations reduce costs by saving energy and water, reducing raw materials use and managing waste efficiently. 

Circular Glasgow

www.circularglasgow.com

Circular Glasgow is a joint initiative between Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Zero Waste Scotland. It is a movement to inspire businesses of all sizes to innovate and become future-proof by adopting circular strategies.

Zero Waste Scotland

www.zerowastescotland.org.uk

Zero Waste Scotland exists to create a society where resources are valued and nothing is wasted.

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Published: 6th September, 2018

Updated: 28th October, 2018

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