Starter Packs Angus
Starter Packs Angus redistribute pre-used furniture and household goods to those in need. The scheme accepts the following items:
- crockery and cutlery
- glassware
- pots and pans
- kitchen utensils
- cleaning equipment & materials
- bed linen and bedding
- towels and bathmats
- clocks, mirrors & light bulbs
- curtains & rugs
- mirrors
- toiletries
Find out more by visiting their website:
www.starterpacksangus.org.uk
Or contact them directly at:
Starter Packs Angus,
Unit 2,
Wardmill Works,
Wardmill Rd,
Arbroath,
DD11 1SA
Tel: 01241 878588
Email:
enquiries@starterpacksangus.org.uk
If you have serviceable furniture for reuse, please contact the furniture project for your area.
Claverhouse Group
Claverhouse Group create employment and training opportunities for long term unemployed people. They accept donations of electrical and electronic items and bicycles. Donations can be uplifted free of charge.
Contact them at:
9-11 Guthrie Port
Arbroath
DD11 1RW
01241 878849
Starter packs Dundee
1 Guthrie Street,
Taymill,
Dundee,
DD1 5DY
tel 01382 22 39 77
email to:
starterpacks_dundee@btconnect.com
Starter Packs is a national charity supported by local churches. They help individuals and families on low incomes who have been given the tenancy of a flat or house but who don't have access to basic household goods. Starter packs consist of basic household items such as cutlery, crockery, pots and pans, kitchen utensils, cleaning materials, toiletries, towels, bedding and bed linen. A “starter pack” can help to turn a house into a comfortable home. All items are of a good quality, regardless of whether they are second hand or new.
Tayside Foundation for the Conservation of Resources
TFCR,
Units 1 & 2,
South Dudhope Mill,
Douglas Street,
DD1 5AJ
tel: 01382 228806 / 228986
website:
www.tfcr.org.uk/
email:
recycle@tfcr.org.uk
TFCR is a Dundee-based registered charity who operate as a not-for-profit organisation. Their purpose is to promote sustainable practices within the local community. TFCR collect, store, refurbish and sell a wide range of household furniture and office equipment. They accept donations of goods in almost any condition - if goods cannot be sold immediately they are repaired or dismantled for spares. Goods and spares are available to purchase from their premises, give them a call to find out more if you would like to donate or buy.
Transform Furniture Ltd
Transform Furniture Project,
Unit 1,
Block 22,
Kilspindie Road,
Dunsinaine Industrial Estate,
Dundee
DD2 3JP
tel: 01382 828553
website:
www.cyrenian.co.uk
email to:
transform4you@btconnect.com
Transform Furniture Ltd is a social furniture project and subsidiary trading company of the Dundee Cyrenians. Their aim as an organisation is to provide quality furniture and electrical household items to disadvantaged local groups, create training and employment opportunities to long-term unemployed individuals and reduce the amount of household goods that are sent to landfill.
Transform will collect donations of household items from the local public, free of charge. The items are inspected to ensure they meet safety and cleanliness standards and then resold to individuals who have been referred to the project.
The Salvation Army Forty: Twenty Furniture Project
The Forty: Twenty project is a furniture reuse project that provides pre-used furniture to local people living on a low income or benefits, in Perth & Kinross. They work in partnership with the Perth Starter Pack scheme.
Or contact them directly at:
Forty:Twenty Project,
3 Kilda Place,
North Muirton Industrial Estate,
Perth,
PH1 3RL
Tel: 01738 443562
Email:
safurniture@btconnect.com
website:
www.safurniture.org.uk
Can-Able Recycling Case Study
This recycling initiative was established in Blairgowrie in 1999 and collects and processes aluminium and steel drinks cans. The collection team picks up from over 400 sites throughout Perth and Kinross including businesses, schools, hospitals and other organisations. They also collect from local events ranging from Highland Games to T in the Park.
Can-Able Recycling is not only about recycling. It is a Scottish Qualifications Authority accredited training centre which offers people with disabilities vocational qualifications, training and work experience.
Can-Able Recycling collect, separate and bale an estimated 40 tonnes (35 tonnes of Aluminium and 5 tonnes of steel) a year. The separated aluminium and steel cans are sent to be recycled into new cans and other metal products. Visitors are welcome to come along and see recycling in action.
Starter Packs Perth
Starter Packs accept a wide range of items in good condition. A Starter Pack consists of items which people need to set up a home.
Tel: 01738 626603
Church Action for The Homeless (CATH)
Can reuse left over household paint and timber.
Tel: New Futures Centre on 01738 441437
You can also donate toys & games at the Perth Toy Library:
Beech Grove Lodge,
Hill End Road,
Perth
Tel: 07814 551184
Community Waste Grant Scheme
Perth & Kinross Council’s Community Waste Grant Scheme is a new initiative designed to help build greater community involvement in the drive to reduce the amount of waste that we send to landfill.
Through the scheme, support and funding can be provided for community led initiatives such as community composting, promotion of reusable bags, swap shops and the reuse of paint, toys, clothes etc. Support can be provided for new projects as well as established ones, as long as they are non profit making and run by volunteers. Projects may receive funding of up to £10,000.
If you have any questions regarding the scheme, or any ideas that you would like to discuss, contact one of our Waste Minimisation Officers on 01738 476476.
Community Waste Grant Scheme Poster
Community Waste Grant Scheme Leaflet
Wisecraft Blairgowrie
Wisecraft Blairgowrie collect old furniture for refurbishment by carpenters.
Contact them directly at:
Wisecraft,
10 West Mill Street,
Blairgowrie,
Perthshire,
PH10 6AQ
website:
www.pkavs.org.uk/sections/whatwedo/wisecraft.htm
Re-Paint Perth
Reusable paint can be taken to Friarton Recycling Centre. This paint is collected by Community RePaint Perth and is passed on to householders, schools for art projects, charities and new businesses as well as any other interested parties.
Contact them directly at:
The Walled Garden,
Muirhall Road,
Perth,
PH2 7BH
website:
www.pkavs.org.uk/sections/whatwedo/walledgarden2.htm
