Local project information by local authority district
WEST DEVON GROUPS
Refurnish Tavistock & West Devon - Furniture Reuse shop.
Free collection of unwanted furniture, household items and appliances from West Devon. Items resold at low cost to the public.
Contact: 01822 618822, Plymouth Road Industrial estate, Tavistock. E-mail: info@devonfurnitureforum.co.uk
Proper Job Ltd (Chagford)
Proper Job's site provides
reuse, recycling and composting facilities. The public can recycle up to
18 different lines, including metals, sheet glass, wood, soil and
rubble, cabling, cardboard, foil, textiles. Reuse facilities include
paint, books, clothing, furniture, household items, timber, DIY and
salvage.
Proper Job also runs a community cafe and wholefood shop in Chagford which sells organic, local, and fair trade products. The Resource Centre composts up to 100 tonnes per year of household garden waste, which is resold to the community as compost, soil conditioners and mulches. The project offers reuse, and recycling from its site. The Chagford Community Composting Project was started in 1992 on a small plot on the edge of the local allotments by volunteers concerned at the amount of garden material disposed of in the rural skip service and sent to landfill. Proper Job has grown to become a multi-faceted community business employing up to 20 people, mostly part time, incorporating a range of interconnected activities including community composting, local food production, reuse and repair, community café/shop and training. Reuse and repair activities include Community Repaint, timber reuse, furniture and building materials. Research and development includes in-vessel composting of kitchen scraps to meet the strict new composting legislation. The project now has a permanent site with eco-designed and constructed buildings including a straw bale barn, Segal style timber framed office building featuring sheepswool insulation and turf roof, and dry composting toilets. Its foremost objective is to raise awareness of the need to conserve resources and reduce waste. It is committed to the principle of local sustainability. Proper Job incorporates a range of interconnected activities including community composting, local food production, reuse and repair, community café/shop and training - all of which help to create local employment.
Proper Job Ltd
Crannafords Industrial Park
Chagford
Devon
TQ13 8DJ
Tel: 01647 432985
e-mail:
recycling@properjob.eclipse.co.uk
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West Devon Environmental Network
e-mail: info@westden.co.uk
website: www.westden.co.uk
West DEN are an environmental charity aiming to promote 'sustainability' in the district. Through the award winning 'Sustainability Indicators' Project, a set of indicators and sustainability criteria were drawn up to measure over time whether the region was becoming more or less sustainable. This is regularly reviewed.