The community group Sustainable Crediton have run a completely free, give and take reuse pop up shop in Crediton High St during February. Charles Mossman of the waste action group said “our Pop Up Give and Take Shop …was hard work but a phenomenal success with over 7,700 people coming through our doors in the 14 days we were open and over 7,000kg of household items finding good new homes!! Many people have asked us when we will be doing it again but for now we are taking a break and going back to our normal lives which have been very much put on hold for the past two weeks. However, it won’t be long before we pop up again with a new or related project!! Watch this space.” ‘People could bring unwanted household items including toys, clothes, garden equipment, kitchen equipment, household linens, ornaments, and furnishings, books, CD’s and DVD’s. For big items such as beds, tables, wardrobes etc. people were asked to bring a description/picture plus contact details. These were displayed on a special board in the shop. As predicted, there really was something for everyone. The only items not acceptable were paint and household chemicals, opened toiletries, baby car seats and old style computer equipment and TV’s.’ Paula Mossman of the Waste Action Group explained how it works.’ People can take away up to 5 items completely free, they don’t have to bring anything, but we hope people will take the opportunity of clearing out unwanted items at home. We anticipate that fresh goods will be arriving daily, so there will be new items on display regularly to browse through. Our group has been working on waste related issues in the town for over 7 years now and our regular waste plastics collections have become very popular. Our main aim with this is to keep the perfectly re-usable goods that many people have at home, but no longer need, out of landfill. One person’s junk is often another person’s treasure and so we hope as many people as possible will pop into the shop regularly throughout the fortnight.’ Follow Sustainable Crediton at www.facebook.com/ groups/27626965377/ or see the website www.sustainablecrediton.org.uk
Thursday, 28 May 2015
~ Pop up ‘give and take’ reuse shop for Crediton
The community group Sustainable Crediton have run a completely free, give and take reuse pop up shop in Crediton High St during February. Charles Mossman of the waste action group said “our Pop Up Give and Take Shop …was hard work but a phenomenal success with over 7,700 people coming through our doors in the 14 days we were open and over 7,000kg of household items finding good new homes!! Many people have asked us when we will be doing it again but for now we are taking a break and going back to our normal lives which have been very much put on hold for the past two weeks. However, it won’t be long before we pop up again with a new or related project!! Watch this space.” ‘People could bring unwanted household items including toys, clothes, garden equipment, kitchen equipment, household linens, ornaments, and furnishings, books, CD’s and DVD’s. For big items such as beds, tables, wardrobes etc. people were asked to bring a description/picture plus contact details. These were displayed on a special board in the shop. As predicted, there really was something for everyone. The only items not acceptable were paint and household chemicals, opened toiletries, baby car seats and old style computer equipment and TV’s.’ Paula Mossman of the Waste Action Group explained how it works.’ People can take away up to 5 items completely free, they don’t have to bring anything, but we hope people will take the opportunity of clearing out unwanted items at home. We anticipate that fresh goods will be arriving daily, so there will be new items on display regularly to browse through. Our group has been working on waste related issues in the town for over 7 years now and our regular waste plastics collections have become very popular. Our main aim with this is to keep the perfectly re-usable goods that many people have at home, but no longer need, out of landfill. One person’s junk is often another person’s treasure and so we hope as many people as possible will pop into the shop regularly throughout the fortnight.’ Follow Sustainable Crediton at www.facebook.com/ groups/27626965377/ or see the website www.sustainablecrediton.org.uk
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