Community Reuse Shop

We collect and deliver to Stranraer and surrounding areas  |  Call us on 01776 707375

COMMUNITY
REUSE SHOP

School Workshops and Tours

Through its success, the Community Reuse Shop has become host to several projects to support people in the community and now we have the opportunity to work with local schools and other community groups to promote reuse and recycling particularly amongst children and young people.

The Community Reuse Shop is working alongside the Dumfries & Galloway Council to offer tours of the recycling centre as well as our own community reuse centre based on the Zero Waste Park. The tours show reusing and recycling in action and are an opportunity for children and young people to learn more about our carbon footprint and the importance of managing resources more sustainably. To align with the principles of learning for sustainability and to contribute to the Scottish Government’s vision for a greener and fairer nation, throughout the tours we explore issues such as:-

  • What happens when we don’t reuse and recycle and the effects this has on the world around us.
  • Why don’t we reuse and recycle more?
  • What are the issues that stop us?
  • What are the sustainability issues that affect the school and wider community?

Following the tour, we offer a Reinvent & Reuse Creative workshop where we create fun and practical items from donated goods to  show how items can be reused for different purposes whilst saving money and resources. The workshops provide opportunities for children and young people to investigate things for themselves, to learn and share skills and to ultimately think differently about what we throw away.

The tours and workshops can assist schools who are working towards their Eco Schools Green Flag Award. Climate Action is now a core topic of the Eco Schools Green Flag Award  and the workshops and tours align closely with Goal 12 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals  (Responsible Consumption & Production) and also feature in Goal 13 (Climate Action).

We work to inspire children and young people to get involved and champion reuse and recycling so that they become the norm for everyone, helping schools and communities become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

To find out more or to get involved please contact us on 01776 707375 or info@reuseshop.org.uk