There are a number of local community groups in Aberdeen City that are involved in waste reduction, reuse and recycling activities.
Waste Aware Scotland and the Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS) work together to support these groups.
To find groups in your local area, please visit the Find a Community Recycler section of the
CRNS website.
Aberdeen Forward
Aberdeen Forward was established in 1999, to help reduce the amount of waste going to the city’s landfill sites. Aberdeen Forward has been able to develop and support a number of innovative waste management projects. Money has gone direct to the community to help deliver a range of initiatives such as furniture recycling, environmental workshops and a trial of animal bedding made from waste paper.
Find out more by visiting their website:
www.aberdeenforward.org
Or contact them directly at:
Aberdeen Forward Ltd,
2 Poynernook Road,
Aberdeen,
AB11 5RW
Tel: 01224 213736
Email:
admin@adzforward.plus.com
There are a number of local community groups in Aberdeenshire that are involved in waste reduction, reuse and recycling activities.
Waste Aware Scotland and the Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS) work together to support these groups.
To find groups in your local area, please visit the Find a Community Recycler section of the
CRNS website.
PUT Community Co-operative
PUT (Pitmedden, Udny, Tarves Community Co-operative) is a not-for-profit group run by volunteers and supported by Aberdeenshire Council. It aims to help divert garden waste from landfill in the Tarves and Udny parishes by recycling garden waste at Mill of Allathan Quarry outside Pitmedden.
Find out more by contacting them directly at:
Chris York, Chairman
Tel: 01651 851553
Email:
contact@walking-the-talk.co.uk
Bob McIntyre, Secretary
Tel: 01651 842338
Email:
bob@postitto.me.uk
There are a number of local community groups in Moray that are involved in waste reduction, reuse and recycling activities.
Waste Aware Scotland and the Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS) work together to support these groups.
To find groups in your local area, please visit the Find a Community Recycler section of the
CRNS website.
ReBoot, Forres
Refurbishes computer sytems and will accept donations of various computer parts, including some printers and ink cartridges.
Find out more by visiting their website:
www.reboot-forres.co.uk
Or contact them directly at:
Tel: 01309 671 681
Moray Wastebusters
Moray Wastebusters is a registered charity promoting awareness of the need for waste minimisation through a range of activities including an environmental education programme, a reuse facility and a training scheme to help local people into work.
Find out more by visiting their website:
www.moraywastebusters.org
Or contact them directly at:
Moray Wastebusters,
Waterford Recycling Centre,
Waterford Road,
Forres,
IV36 3TN
Tel: 01309 676056
Email:
wastebusters@globalnet.co.uk
TEAM (Moray Wood Recycling Workshop), Elgin
Donate and buy reclaimed wood. Also sells new and reclaimed building materials.
Contact them directly at:
Tel: 01343 546100
Email:
lpcnorthltd@tiscali.co.uk
The Green Home, Buckie
Recycles household and garden items.
Contact them directly at:
Tel: 01542 839600
Moray Freecycle
Moray Freecycle is part of the Freecycle Network and is open to anyone who wants to recycle an item rather than throw it away. As the name suggests everything posted on the site must be free. For further information log onto
www.freecycle.org.uk and follow the
links for Moray.
