Useful Links
Croydon Councils
sustainability departments homepage
Similar sites operating in the area
www.greenwooduk.co.uk
- A family run, school services company. The Green
Swap Shop provides a service for schools free of charge to
share resources. They also deliver free of charge within the
Croydon area
www.croydononline.org/application_reuse_centre/ - The Croydon Appliance
Reuse Centre (ARC) is a Croydon based charity that collects furniture and white
goods such as cookers, fridges and washing machines which are refurbished and
given a six month guarantee. These are then made available at a reasonable cost.
The ARC aims are to help those in need of these items, and, to stop them from
needlessly being dumped in a landfill site.
www.freecycle.org/uk/groups/croydon - Croydon FreecycleŽ is open to all
who want to "recycle" rather than throw away. Whether you have a chair, printer,
TV or an old door. One main rule: everything must be free.
Other Giveaway Websites
www.free2collect.co.uk
- The aim of this website is to create a collection of the nation's unwanted
items, for others to browse and, if they are interested, obtain.
General information on recycling
www.wastewatch.org.uk
- Waste Watch is the leading national organisation promoting
and encouraging action on the 3Rs - waste reduction, reuse and
recycling.
www.crn.org.uk
- The Community Recycling Network- promotes community based
sustainable waste management.
www.recycle-more.co.uk
- The one stop recycling information centre.
www.defra.gov.uk
- Government site covering recycling and waste.
Composting
www.organics-recycling.org.uk
- Association for Organics Recycling (formerly the Composting Association) - promotes composting and composts
www.hdra.org.uk
- The Henry Doubleday Research Association- Europe's largest
organic membership organisation
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