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  What is resource saver?  

The Regional Resource Saver East Project reduces waste sent to landfill from business by diverting it for re-use, recycling or composting by community, charitable or not-for-profit groups.

Funding is no longer able to support this programme but please contact Heidi Seary if you want any information about the community waste sector in the Eastern region.

Resource Saver
Community Recycling
Network,East
Tel. 07966 450426
email:heidi@crn.org.uk

Some of the materials accepted include:
Resource Saver was able to:

Create 6 new full-time equivalent jobs in the community waste sector

  Vsited 1300 individual businesses to give them help and advice with their waste issues at work
 
Recruited and trained over 60 volunteers to help work on the programme by visiting businesses and getting vital information about how these businesses deal with their waste
 
Community waste groups have received goods from businesses to the total value of £415,168 and helped businesses save £10,209 on  their disposal costs
 
The programme has diverted 2,100 tonnes of material from landfill. Some of this waste was hazardous or difficult (ie paint and electrical goods)
 
Resource Saver has supported 148 exchanges between the business sector and the community sector in the past two years.
 
Bookshelves, Filing Cabinets, Photocopiers, Stationery, Cupboards, Beds and Bedding, Bicycles and Bike parts, Crockery - Cutlery, Kitchen Utensils, Implements, Decorating Equipment- Paint (non toxic) and Wallpaper etc. Electronic Equipment - Stereos, Televisions, Videos, DVD players, Flooring - Carpets, Carpet tiles, Vinyl and Underlay. Furniture - Office and Household, Garden Equipment- Bulbs, Seeds, Patio Furniture, Tools, Ink Cartridges, IT Equipment - Computers, Printers, Monitors, Keyboards, Mice, Cabling, Routers, Mobile Telephones. New/ ex- Retail goods, Oil - Waste cooking oil Play Scrap - anything suitable such as card, feathers, pot pourri, bottle tops, paper/plastic cups, cardboard tubes, wrapping paper etc. Small Electricals - Toasters, Kettles, Microwaves etc. Textiles - Clothing, Uniforms and Shoes. Toiletries Tools - Hand and larger machine tools. White goods - Fridges, Freezers, Cookers (gas and electric), Ovens (gas and electric), Washing machines, Dishwashers. If you have something to dispose of that is not on this list and may be useful, please contact us.